These beautiful and tasty goat cheese quiches will fill your kitchen with amazing aroma, and even more so, if you choose to use the mature goat cheese on top of the fresh one in the filling. The individual quiches are very versatile in ways of serving them: paired with a fresh green salad, they make a wonderful brunch; adding some roasted vegetables on the side, and you have the perfect main dish for a vegetarian dinner; cutting each into six portions, they can be served as a part of a finger food buffet.
In short, a dish I’m sure you’ll love.
A few notes:
* As with any quiche dough, the less you handle the dough, the flakier it will be.
* Since the filling does not contain much liquid, I skipped the traditional step of pre-baking the dough before adding the filling.
To make sure the dough still bakes well without this step, it is important to roll the dough fairly thin and to prick it all over with a fork. It is also best to bake the quiches in the lower part of the oven.
* “Herbs de Provence” dried herbs mix, vary from one brand to another. The basic herbs used are, in most cases, rosemary, savory, thyme, oregano and marjoram, with additions such as bay leaves, lavender, tarragon and others herbs. The mix I’ve have used here also contained fennel, basil, garlic, lemon peel and salt.
* Brushing the baked quiches with honey, or maple syrup, when they come out of the oven, may seem odd – but it adds wonderful flavor and aroma. I urge you not to skip this step.
Makes: 4
Prep time: 30 minutes
Resting time: 1 hour
Baking time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
For the dough:
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 stick (115 grams) butter, cold, cut into pieces
1-2 Tbs cold water
For the filling:
8 oz (230 grams) fresh goat cheese
1 XL egg
1 Tbs flour
1 heaped teaspoon Herbs de Provence mix (*see note above)
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Salt to taste
¼ cup chopped sun dried tomatoes
2.5 oz (70 grams) ripe mature goat cheese (optional)
¼ cup slivered almonds
¼ cup honey or maple syrup, for brushing
1. The dough: Place the flour, butter and salt in a food processor bowl, fitted with the metal blade. Process to a coarse, crumbly mixture, and transfer to a medium bowl. Add the water and knead very briefly, just to form a ball of dough. Do not over mix. Cover with wax paper and keep in the fridge for an hour.
2. Meanwhile, prepare the filling: place the fresh goat cheese, egg, flour, herbs mix, black pepper and salt, in a food processor bowl, fitted with the mixing blade. Mix to a fairly smooth texture.
3. Preheat the oven to 350F (175C). Place the rack in the lower part of the oven. Prepare 4 individual quiche pans (4.75” (12cm)).
4. Cut the dough into 4 portions. Dust the work space with a bit of flour and roll each to a circle, a bit bigger than the pan. Place the rolled dough over the pan, and attach it to the bottom and sides with your finger. Trim off the edges with a sharp knife. Prick the dough all over with a fork.
5. Scatter the chopped sun dried tomatoes over the dough. Divide the filling mixture between the pans. Add the mature cheese, if using, and the almonds.
6. Bake for 1 hour, until the quiches are golden-brown. Transfer to a rack to cool a bit. Brush with honey or maple syrup, before releasing from the pans onto serving plates. Drizzle a bit more all around and serve warm.
Beautiful appetizer too Chef!!! Happy Holidays! Cheryl
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Thank you Cheryl. I agree! Happy Holidays! 🙂
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I love the idea of the honey or maple syrup! These sound fabulous.
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Thank you Mimi. I’m glad you liked the idea.
I usually like a drizzle of honey on goat cheese, so decided to try it here as well, and now it became a must. 🙂
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yumm very nice!
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Thank you Lynn. 🙂
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most welcome!
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This looks beautiful and delicious! Happy holidays!
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Thank you Tonya! Happy Holidays to you too. 🙂
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Thank you. 😊
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I like honey with goat cheese too, truly delicious sounding quiches.
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Thank you Sandra. It’s really a great combination. I’m glad you like it too. 🙂
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The delicious quiche must have an added layer of flavor with the added maple.
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Thank you Nandini. Yes, it really adds so much – both flavor and wonderful aroma. 🙂
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Wow! Great recipe and tips. Looks delicious and am now very keen to try a goats’ cheese quiche. Yum! 🙂
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Thank you Lili! It was yum indeed. 🙂
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Ronit, what a great recipe. Goat cheese and honey is just awesome together and your quiche looks so pretty and festive too! Perfect for the holiday season!
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Thank you Sandhya! 🙂
I’m glad you liked the recipe. The quiches are really great for holiday season entertaining.
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I love all kinds of cheese and baked in homemade pastry topped with maple syrup just has to be good 🙂
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Thank you Judi.:) The addition of the honey/maple definitely elevates the quiche, as much as it is tasty even without it.
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Love your flavor combination Ronit and your Mini Quiches are perfect for the season! 🙂
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Thank you Linda. The mini quiches are really perfect for entertaining. Very easy to serve. 🙂
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Very nice 🙂 🙂
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Thank you Sabitha. 🙂
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lovely looking quiches. And goats cheese is such a great flavour
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Thank you Philip. I agree about goat cheese, especially the mature ones. 🙂
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They look AMAZING Ronit 🙂
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Thank you Marisa! 🙂
The wonderful aroma all over is an added bonus. 🙂
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Great pictures! Thank you!
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Thank you Carol! 🙂
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Good work! looks absolutely sensational
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Thank you Mira! 🙂
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Goats cheese + pastry = fabulous!!!!
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Thank you Elaine. I totally agree! 🙂
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Wow, these not only sound delish, they’re absolutely gorgeous! I can’t wait to make them this holiday season! 🙂
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Thank you! I hope you’ll enjoy the results.I’ll be happy to hear your comments. 🙂
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🙂
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A good mini quiche is a work of genius.
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Glad to know!
Thank you. 🙂
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Aww these are adorable!!!
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Thank you Anne! 🙂
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These sound amazing! I am going to try making them for NYE!
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Thank you Jessica! I’m glad to hear. I hope you’ll enjoy the results. I’ll be happy to hear your comments. 🙂
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These quiches look wonderful. Goat cheese is a nice touch here.
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Thank you Gwynnem! I’m glad you liked the idea. 🙂
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You got me at goat cheese! These looks simply amazing.
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Thank you Stephanie. I’m glad to find another fan of goat cheese! 🙂
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These look AMAZING! What could be more tasty? Thank you for this fabulous recipe, can’t wait to make it!
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Thank you for your lovely comment and for re-blogging the recipe. I’m glad to hear you liked it and hope you’ll enjoy the results. I’ll be happy to hear your comments.:)
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Reblogged this on spencesgirl and commented:
I can hardly wait to make this recipe, the description and pictures plus – it has goat cheese! Need I say more? From a blog I just started following, check her out, beautiful photos and mouthwatering food.
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This looks wonderful – like Spence’s Girl, I can hardly wait – and goat cheese – in heaven!
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Thanks! It was made for goat cheese aficionados… 🙂
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I love this sweet savory combination. Beautiful tarts!
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Thank you! The quiches are very tasty on their own, but the addition of a bit of honey or maple really elevates them. Highly recommended. 🙂
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