French recipe
How to make Quiche lorraine
Lorraine, northeast France

A savoury tart of shortcrust pastry filled with smoked bacon and a creamy egg custard. Purists say the original has no cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet of shortcrust pastry (about 250 g)
- 200 g smoked bacon lardons
- 3 eggs
- 200 ml crème fraîche
- 200 ml milk
- A pinch of nutmeg
- Salt and black pepper
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C. Line a tart tin of about 24 cm with the pastry and prick the base with a fork.
- Bake the empty pastry for about 10 minutes, then lower the oven to 180°C.
- Fry the lardons in a dry pan until lightly golden, then drain them on kitchen paper.
- Whisk the eggs, crème fraîche, milk, nutmeg and pepper. Add only a little salt, because the bacon is salty.
- Scatter the lardons over the pastry and pour in the egg mixture.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the filling is set and golden. Serve warm with a green salad.
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