Best Smoky Cheese And Pumpkin Mini Quiches Recipes

SAVORY PUMPKIN QUICHE WITH CARAMELIZED BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until fully rendered and caramelized, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the bacon from the pan and add the onions; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are browned and tender, around 15 minutes. Return the bacon to the pan along with the sage. Cook for 1 more minute.
• Whisk together the pumpkin puree, eggs and cream in a large bowl. Whisk in the onion mixture. Pour into the prepared crust and bake until set, 30 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Whisk together the cheese, olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and toss in the arugula.
• Cut the quiche into 8 equal portions. Top the quiche with the salad and serve.

SMOKY CHEESE AND PUMPKIN MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Cut pastry into 7cm circles with a fluted cutter, press into shallow patty pans.
• Cook bacon and onion in frying pan until bacon is crisp, drain.
• Stir bacon mixture into combined pumpkin, cheese, egg, milk and nutmeg, spoon into pastry cases.
• Cut extra bacon into thin strips, roll up, place a piece on each quiche.
• Bake at 200C for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 180C, bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.