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 17th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 550 g, you will need:
- 1
2 egg yolks - 2
2 eggs - 3
200 g liquid cream - 4
200 g whole milk - 5
2 pinches grated nutmeg (optional) - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 540 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 4 min. | 4 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Add 200 g liquid cream, 200 g whole milk, 2 pinches grated nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Whisk together until evenly mixed.
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 |
| 1,014 Kcal or 4,245 Kj | 35 gr | 15 gr | 90 gr |
| 51 % | 14 % | 1 % | 14 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 188 Kcal or 787 Kj | 7 gr | 3 gr | 17 gr |
| 9 % | 3 % | <1 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 550 g : 1.42 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cheese Soufflé, Pain perdu, Sandwich bread, Gratin Comtois, Chantilly rice pudding, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Flamiche, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Smoked eggs, ... All |
 | Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Steamed leeks with morel sabayon, Breton sablé biscuit dough, Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Chicken breasts in a potato crust, Panettone, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cornmeal baps for Anne, Moist chocolate cake, Basic cake batter - the French way, Curried tuna cubes, Shakshuka, ... All |
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