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My quiche is not as tasty as shop bought.

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MaizieD Thu 12-Jul-18 22:05:39

Goodness, I'd never even heard of Bisquik! Looking at the recipe that it one hell of a lot of stuff in the filling - 12 slices of bacon shock. bound to be extremely tasty with that lot in!

It's possible, annep that you just didn't put enough cheese in or not enough seasoning.

I think shop quiches always have too much cheese in them but if that's what you're used to a homebaked one is probably bound to taste a bit bland. Also, shop quiches possibly have far more salt in them than you would if you're making from scratch.

Farmor15 Thu 12-Jul-18 22:05:27

Don’t give up yet! I always make my own quiche and don’t bake pastry blind first. Ordinary shortcrust, but rolled very thin.
I use gently fried onions, sausages, (fried and chopped), ham or bacon, grated cheddar cheese and egg with a little milk as filling. I sometimes add other things like sliced peppers, cooked broccoli, tomatoes or mushrooms. Sometimes make veggie version.
Recently I’ve started using foil tart plates instead of a Pyrex quiche dish and found it works well- shallower and cooks faster.

seacliff Thu 12-Jul-18 21:57:42

I am no cook, and others will hopefully make suggestions for you.

However last week I made quiche at my vegetarian cookery class. We made lots of balsamic onions, for the bottom and then a mixture of beaten egg, cream, very finely chopped spinach, and grated cheese quiche with ready rolled pastry sheet. We added a few chilli flakes and some mustard powder.

It was nice and my husband said it looked like it came from a shop. That's a compliment for me.

It has inspired me to have another go. Next time I will try this www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/6291/sticky-onion-and-cheddar-quiche

I thin home made is generally MUCH nicer. Shop bought are often a bit wet and "pappy".

humptydumpty Thu 12-Jul-18 21:53:26

annep, before you give up on homemade, do try Bisquik, it sounds too good to be true but it really works!

www.thekitchenmagpie.com/the-bisquick-impossible-quiche-recipe/

annep Thu 12-Jul-18 21:48:48

I am trying to make my own quiche. Second time and pastry is thick and stodgy. I baked it blind first. Egg tomato and smoked cheese filling is tasteless. I thought baking from scratch would be better than shop bought. My husbands non comment said it all. It smelled and looked perfect. Should I go back to shop bought?