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Homemade quiche crust is simple and easy to make from scratch. With just 4 ingredients, which are pantry staples, this takes 10 minutes to combine and 20 minutes to chill.

Homemade Quiche Crust

All-purpose flour

Unsalted butter (chilled, cubed)

Salt

Egg (large)

tbsp Chilled water ((up to 1/4 cup))

Unsalted Butter (chilled, cubed)

oz Vegetable shortening (chilled)

Butter (unsalted, chilled cubed)

Chilled water ((up to 1/2 cup))

combine

In a food processor add the flour, salt, chilled cubed butter (and vegetable shortening) Pulse for 30 seconds until it resembles coarse bread crumb consistency. Pro tip - You can also do this in a bowl using a pastry blender or fork, (I prefer my finger-tips) to cut the butter (and vegetable shortening) into the flour. It should look like a crumbly flour-butter mixture.

Combine the egg with cold water and add it to the mixture. Pulse or combine for 30 seconds more. Pro tip - the mixture will still be crumbly but when squished with your fingers it will shape into a dough. So, don&#039;t over mix or pulse too much.

Water

Pour the mixture onto a work surface. Bring all the crumbs together and shape it into a ball. Then flatten into a disc. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 20 to 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll.  Pro tip - If you flatten it into a larger disc it will chill faster and you will have to wait for much less time.

Quiche dough

Flour

Once firm enough to roll - roll the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Star with a tapping motion, then roll from the center out. Pro tip - if the dough cracks too much, means it&#039;s too cold. Let it at room temperature for 5 to 7 minutes.

Pie pan

Use your quiche pan as a guide to know how big you need it. When you reach the desired size, transfer the dough without cracking.  Gently fit it to the pie pan, especially in the bottom edges. Pro tip - To transfer the dough without cracking too much, I like to roll the dough onto my rolling pin then unroll it over the pan.

Remove the excess dough and neaten the edges. When using a quiche or tart pan, I like to roll my rolling pin over the tart to cut off the excess around the edges. Then neaten the edges by running your thumb along the edges. If using a pie pan, fold the edges under and crimp the edge by forming a V shape with your thumb and index finger.

Cool

Chill the quiche crust in the fridge for 15 minutes up to 48 hours. Pro tip - if leaving for a long time make sure to wrap in plastic so it does not dry out.

Roll the quiche crust

Preheat

Preheat the oven at 400°F / 200°C/ Gas Mark 6Pro tip- it is very essential that the oven is heated to the optimal temperature otherwise the crust can shrink when baking.

Dock the chilled pastry all over with a fork to prevent the pastry from puffing up.  Line the pie with parchment paper. Then, fill the center with pie weights or baking beans (dry beans) Pro tip - this is called blind baking the crust. We do this so that the pastry will be partially cooked before we add the filling.

Bake

Bake for 15 minutes – then, remove the pie weights and parchment paper. Add the filling to the pre-baked crust and bake it further for as long and necessary – until the filling is cooked. Depending on the recipe you will need to reduce oven temperature to 350°F/ 177°C/ Gas mark 4Pro tip - most quiche filling will include a dry filling mixture with a custard-based liquid mixture.

Pie shield

When baking If the edges of the crust get too dark, tent the edges with aluminum foil or a pie shield to prevent it from becoming too dark.Pro tip - Make sure your cover just the edges of the tart otherwise you will not have a nice color on the quiche.

Bake the quiche crust

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