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Simple Tarragon Quiche

A quiche is a baked, unsweetened custard pie, often made with savory fillings. Originally served in Germany, quiche was adopted by neighboring France and is now considered a traditional French dish. The French (and now English) word quiche comes from a dialectal form (Küchle) of the German word for cake (Kuchen). Quiche became popular in Britain after World War II and in the United States during the 1960s and 70s.

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Ingredients

Makes
6
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 ⅓ cup (320 ml) cream (approximately 30% fat)
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon
  • 1 dash ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 prepared frozen pie crust
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) freshly-grated Swiss cheese

Ingredients for 6 servings (675 g) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).

    Oven
  2. 2

    Place the eggs, cream, tarragon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper in a blender; blend as briefly as possible until they form a homogeneous mixture.

    Blender
  3. 3

    In the pie crust, create alternating layers of the shredded cheese and the mixture from the blender until the crust is full.

    Blender
  4. 4

    Bake the quiche for 35–40 minutes; a toothpick or fork inserted into its middle should come out "clean".

    Oven
  5. 5

    Remove the quiche from the oven, and let it cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.

    Oven

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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