Mini Chorizo Quiches

Name: Mini Chorizo Quiches
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 servings Butter, for greasing the pans; 8 Tbsps chilled unsalted butter, diced; 118 milliliters Mexican crema, or creme fraiche; 4 eggs; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters grated Manchego, Swiss, or Pecorino Romano cheese; 118 milliliters diced russet potatoes, boiled until tender and cooled; 0 teaspoons salt; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 170 grams chorizo, or spicy Italian sausage, casings removed, and cooked until crisp; 5 Tbsps chilled water, plus extra as needed; 59 milliliters whole milk

Mini Chorizo Quiches might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 18g of protein, 38g of fat, and a total of 529 calories. A mixture of flour, salt, pecorino romano cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

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Special equipment: 6 (4-inch diameter) tartlet pans with removable bottoms

Grease 6 (4-inch) individual tartlet pans with removable bottoms with butter and place on a baking sheet.

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Butter

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Baking Sheet

Place the flour and salt in food processor and pulse to combine.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Add the chilled butter and process to a coarse meal. With the machine running, add 5 tablespoons of water in a steady stream until the mixture forms a dough.

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Butter

Dough

Water

Add additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if the dough is too dry.

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Dough

Water

Divide the dough into 6 equal balls and press into the bottom and sides of the prepared tartlet pans. Refrigerate the crusts for 15 minutes.

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Dough

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line the crusts with foil and fill with pie weights (or dried beans).

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Dried Beans

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Aluminum Foil

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Bake for 15 minutes. Cool completely (can be made 1 day ahead).

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Mix the chorizo and remaining ingredients.

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Chorizo

Pour into the prepared crusts, dividing equally.

Bake until the quiches are puffed and cooked through, or when a knife inserted into center of the quiches comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly.

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