Cheshire Cheese and Smoked Salmon Quiche

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British Cheese Board

4 serving

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Prep time: 30 mins

Cook time: 45 mins

Serves: 4

This lovely quiche has a little Cheshire cheese added to the pastry to give it a fantastic flavour, and is a tasty meal for the whole family.

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients

225g plain flour
1 pinch salt
100g white vegetable fat
75g Cheese, finely grated, 25g for the pastry, 50g for the filling
100g smoked salmon , snipped into pieces
3 spring onions, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh dill , chopped
3 eggs, beaten
150g low fat creme fraiche
1 sprinkle ground black pepper, to taste

Method

Step 1

Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Add the vegetable fat and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture looks like fine crumbs. Add the grated cheese. Stir in enough chilled water to make a soft, but not sticky, dough. Knead for a few moments, then wrap and chill for 10-20 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 200°C / fan oven 180°C / Gas Mark 6. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to line a 20cm (8 inch) quiche tin. Line with foil or baking paper and baking beans and bake 'blind' (without a filling) for 15 minutes.

Step 3

Take the flan from the oven and remove the foil or paper and baking beans. Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C / fan oven 160°C / Gas Mark 4.

Step 4

Put the salmon, spring onions, dill and Cheshire cheese into a mixing bowl. Add the eggs and creme fraiche. Season and stir well. Pour into the flan case then bake for 30-35 minutes until set. Serve warm or cold, with salad.