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Quiche filling mixture

The basic mixture for filling quiches is made with seasoned eggs, cream and/or milk. It can be used in many kinds of savoury quiches and tarts, with different ingredients added (lardons, cheese, salmon, etc.).

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Last modified on: April 17^th 2022

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For 1 kg 650 g, you will need:

1 6 egg yolks
2 6 eggs
3 600 g liquid cream
4 600 g whole milk
5 6 pinches grated nutmeg (optional)
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 1,620 grams

Change these quantities to make: 275 g 550 g 1 kg 100 g 1 kg 650 g

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
4 min.	4 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

Put 6 egg yolks and 6 eggs into a large bowl.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Add 600 g liquid cream, 600 g whole milk, 6 pinches grated nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Whisk together until evenly mixed.

Stage 3

Your quiche filling mixture is ready for use.

Remarks

You can vary the proportions of cream to milk, adding more cream and less milk for a richer filling, or even all cream.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,042 Kcal or 12,736 Kj	105 gr	46 gr	270 gr
152 %	41 %	4 %	41 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
188 Kcal or 787 Kj	7 gr	3 gr	17 gr
9 %	3 %	<1 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg 650 g : 4.25 €

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	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Croque-monsieur complet, Apricot blancmange, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Sausage mushroom and cheese crumble, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, ... All
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