Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Quiche

This Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Quiche will be the star of the show at your next big get together. Very easy to make, and versatile to boot, this quiche is delicious as a main dish or appetizer, plus it’s also perfect for breakfast or brunch!

I have made this quiche several times now; it is one of those recipes that once you have tried it you know you will definitely make it again. I first made it in early December and it was so good that I just had to make it again for a Christmas party. I’ve made it a couple of time since then too!

And the fact that this is a puff pastry quiche means it is super easy to prepare. No messing around making up a crust first! The result is a quiche that has a flaky golden crust and a soft and delicious filling – yum!

While this ham and cheese quiche is wonderful hot and fresh from the oven I have to admit that I absolutely love it cold. This means that it is perfect during summer AND winter! It is also a multipurpose quiche because you can use it as a main dish or it is also wonderful when cut into smaller pieces and used as an appetizer!

Cut into larger pieces, we find that it is great on its own as a quick lunch or you could serve it with a side salad. If you cut it into smaller pieces then it is the perfect appetizer or finger food for your next party. Served cold this would be a great appetizer at a summer BBQ!

Because it is so delicious cold you can make it a day ahead and it also freezes well. When I have some frozen I will lift it out of the freezer into the fridge the night before I want to use it. I have only kept it in the freezer for a couple of weeks but it should be okay in the freezer for up to one month.

This Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Quiche was adapted from a recipe I found at Exclusively Food. It is now a family favourite and firmly in rotation at our house!

Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Quiche

 

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This delicious Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Quiche is easy to make and so versatile. It is perfect for breakfast, brunch, dinner or even as an appetizer!

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1½ sheets of thawed puff pastry*
• 1¼ cups of grated tasty cheddar cheese
• 1 cup of diced ham
• ½ a small brown onion, diced
• 3 large eggs
• ⅓ cup of thickened/heavy cream
• ¼ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
• salt and pepper (large pinch of each)

Instructions

1. Grease a shallow 18 x 28 cm (7 x 11 in) baking dish and preheat oven to 200 °C or 180 °C if fan forced ( 400 °F or 350 °F for fan forced).
2. Place the whole pastry sheet to one end of the baking dish so that it overhangs the sides by a small amount.
3. Now place the half sheet of pastry at the other end of the dish so that it overlaps the first sheet of pastry by about 2 cm (about 1 inch) and so that it also overhangs the sides by a small amount.
4. Gently ease the pastry into the dish, making sure that it moulds to the corners.
5. Press the pastry sheets together where they overlap so that no filling can leak underneath.
6. Sprinkle one cup of the cheese over the pastry base and top that with the ham and onion.
7. Now sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
8. In a medium bowl whisk together the eggs, cream, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
9. Pour egg mixture over the ham and cheese (reserve a teaspoon or two for brushing the exposed pastry).
10. Tilt the pan to ensure that the egg mixture gets into the corners properly and also press down on the mixture lightly with a fork to ensure that all of the ham, cheese, and onion are coated with the egg mix.
11. Fold the overhanging pastry up and over the filling (tucking in the corners) and then brush the exposed pastry with the reserved egg mixture.
12. Bake for 35 – 40 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
13. Cut into slices to serve, can be served hot or cold.

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