Butternut, Feta and Thyme Quiche
A recipe for a butternut, feta and thyme quiche.
Butternut, Feta and Thyme Quiche A recipe for a butternut, feta and thyme quiche. |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 6people | 10min |
| Cook Time |
| 80minutes, including roasting butternuts |
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Ingredients
Easy quiche pastry
- 2cups flour
- 3teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 1large egg
- 125gr buttersoftnened
- 20ml cold water
Butternut, feta and thyme filling
- 1 butternutpeeled, and chopped into chunks
- 10ml olive oil
- 1 onionfinely chopped
- 1clove garlicfinely chopped
- handful fresh thyme
- 3large eggs
- 3/4cup milk
- 1cup cheddar cheesegrated
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 1/2cup feta cheese
- salt and black pepperto season
Instructions
Easy quiche pastry
- Add all the dry ingredients and mix.
- Next add all the wet ingredients and work with your fingers until easy manageable dough is formed.
- Line your tart or quiche tin with dough by pushing it firmly down with your fingers.
- No need to blind bake this dough, simply add your filling to the raw crust and bake desired time.
Butternut, feta and thyme filling
- Arrange butternut in an oven safe baking dish and roast until soft for 20 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
- In a saucepan, heat the oil and sauté the onion, garlic and thyme, remove from heat.
- In a mixing bowl mix the eggs, milk, cheddar cheese and salt and black pepper.
- Add the grilled butternut chunks and onion. Mix through without smashing the butternut.
- Carefully pour into raw pastry and sprinkle with feta cheese.
- Bake for 30 – 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius, until set.