Quiche Fail

[Laure]

I made a quiche, and it was looking really good until the last minute, when the entire middle sunk in.

How are you supposed to keep them from falling? I even made sure nobody ran through the kitchen while it was cooking. I was super careful!

 

[Sloppy Joe]

and what is a quiche?

 

[PoopaSwoof]

Talk nice to your quiche.:nod:

 

[Natasha]

I've never made a homemade quiche, so I'm afraid I can't help you there. I didn't realize they were so temperamental.

 

[Peter Parka]

Just stick a load of salad drizzled in balsamic vinegar over the top. It will hide it and look posh. :thumbup

 

[Laure]

Talk nice to your quiche.:nod:

So, if I tell the next one what a pretty little quiche it is, and how lovely it is to make its acquaintance, it will stay in one piece until I have a chance to eat it?

 

[Natasha]

and what is a quiche?

Quiche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's very yummy, even if you don't like eggs.

And I lied...I've made breakfast quiche before and it was fine. BUT I didn't do anything special. *shrugs*

 

[Pabst]

I made a quiche, and it was looking really good until the last minute, when the entire middle sunk in.

How are you supposed to keep them from falling? I even made sure nobody ran through the kitchen while it was cooking. I was super careful!

how do you get a sinkhole in your quiche? its just eggs and milk/cream and cheese or whatever. ive made plenty, and even bad ones never had this problem.

exactly how did you mix the the wet ingredients?

 

[Laure]

how do you get a sinkhole in your quiche? its just eggs and milk/cream and cheese or whatever. ive made plenty, and even bad ones never had this problem.

exactly how did you mix the the wet ingredients?

Hell, I don't know. You're asking this of the person who could probably manage to burn water. What can I say? I'm a sucky cook.

Anyway, I just mixed them up like the recipe said. It was eggs and milk. It said to cook it for fifteen minutes and then sprinkle cheese on top, then cook for another 45. I did just like it said, and it imploded.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Hell, I don't know. You're asking this of the person who could probably manage to burn water. What can I say? I'm a sucky cook.

Anyway, I just mixed them up like the recipe said. It was eggs and milk. It said to cook it for fifteen minutes and then sprinkle cheese on top, then cook for another 45. I did just like it said, and it imploded.

Normally when I cook that recipe I make a slightly cheesy omelette. Maybe that's your problem :24:

 

[Laure]

Normally when I cook that recipe I make a slightly cheesy omelette. Maybe that's your problem :24:

But it said it was quiche.

So, it's the recipe's fault. Not mine?

 

[Tangerine]

Can you copy and paste the recipe? I'll try to do a little Kitchen 911 for you

 

[Laure]

Can you copy and paste the recipe? I'll try to do a little Kitchen 911 for you

It said to preheat the oven to 375. Mix the eggs and milk and pour it into the pie thingy. Then, cook it for fifteen minutes, sprinkle cheese on top and cook for another 45.

It was actually poofy until I touched it, then it developed an identity crisis and changed itself into an omelet.

 

[Tangerine]

Do remember the egg-to-milk ratio? And what kind of milk did you use? 2%? Skim? Whole? Would make a difference.

 

[Laure]

Do remember the egg-to-milk ratio? And what kind of milk did you use? 2%? Skim? Whole? Would make a difference.

1/2 cup of whole milk with six eggs.

 

[Tangerine]

1/2 cup of whole milk with six eggs.

That seems about right. I think most recipes I've seen are a little less eggy - like 4 or 5 eggs and 3/4 cup milk. But it shouldn't make THAT much difference. I'm wondering if maybe the eggs were really heavily whipped up? If you had a lot of standing air in there, that could cause a collapse. But I can't really imagine that you could have whipped them to souffle-like peaks.

 

[Laure]

That seems about right. I think most recipes I've seen are a little less eggy - like 4 or 5 eggs and 3/4 cup milk. But it shouldn't make THAT much difference. I'm wondering if maybe the eggs were really heavily whipped up? If you had a lot of standing air in there, that could cause a collapse. But I can't really imagine that you could have whipped them to souffle-like peaks.

They were frothy. I mixed them for a long time. They were still runny enough to pour, though. It's not like I had to scoop it out of the bowl into the pie shell.

 

[Tangerine]

They were frothy. I mixed them for a long time. They were still runny enough to pour, though. It's not like I had to scoop it out of the bowl into the pie shell.

You had cheese in there too, I imagine? A cup or so?

 

[Natasha]

They were frothy. I mixed them for a long time. They were still runny enough to pour, though. It's not like I had to scoop it out of the bowl into the pie shell.

You might have mixed them a little too long. Next time try just whisking them w/ a fork long enough to get the yolks and egg whites mixed together.

 

[Laure]

You had cheese in there too, I imagine? A cup or so?

No, I put the cheese on top.