Hi, people! I'm Masa! This time I'd like to share
a tasty baking dish!
It's (Japanese),
which is chicken and spinach quiche!
This is a great dish for families gathering around to enjoy!
There are different kinds of pie,
the sweet ones and the savory one we're going to make.
The pastry first,
then the filling and put them together, and bake it in the oven!
Having this dish with your friends during Christmas holidays or New Year holidays,
you won't have a boring meal for sure!
Let's get started!
Make pâte brisée
When you bake something, everything needs to be at the exact amount!
Using a electronic scale will be easier to do!
Unsalted butter
Into thin slices or small cubes
It will be easier to make pastries when the butter is in small chunks
125g unsalted butter
250g cake flour
Sieve it
If you have plenty of time, chill them first
Flour into a food processor
The butter as well
Lightly mixed, or the butter will melt
Until they are evenly mixed
Add 1 yolk, a pinch of salt
60cc cold water
Also don't blend too long
As long as the ingredients are evenly mixed, then done
Divided into two dough
Each can make a 9 inches pie
Wrap it up and make a flat round shape
If the butter starts to melt, chill it first
The pastry can be kept in a fridge for 2~3 weeks
Now the pastry is done.
This time I used a processor to make a dough,
you can also use your hands!
Make sure every ingredients are chilled in the fridge first!
The temp is too high, the butter will melt!
It's really hard to make it when the oil is all over the dough.
If you use your hands, use this cutter cut the butter first,
and mix it with the flour.
Till the flour and the butter are evenly mixed!
Then take it out, make a well at the center,
then add in yolk, salt and water.
Then mix them evenly!
Don't spend too much time doing this,
keep in mind that it's hard to make if the butter starts to melt!
It'll also have a bad texture eventually!
So the temp and the process are much important! (spending too much time talking...
Let me put them in the fridge right away!
A 9 inches mold
Some butter
Rub the butter evenly,
on the sides and the bottom
Some bread flour
Sprinkle some flour on the board
1 pâte brisée, the other one for the next time
Coated with flour evenly
Start to roll
Almost a round shape
Make it about 2~3mm thick
Measure the shape of the mold
Make sure the pastry is attached in every corner
Fold and spin, fold and spin
Press the pastry into the mold
Use a rolling pin to cut off excess pastry
Keep them for the next time as well!
After this the pastry will shrink
Chill it at least 2 hours or keep it overnight
Chilled pastry
Pierce some holes at the bottom
The holes can release the water while baking, and you'll get a crispy pie pastry!
A sheet of parchment paper
Some red beans
They can prevent the pastry puffing too much
You can't eat the beans though, leave them for the next time!
These are the red beans I used about 5~6 years...
Oven pre-heated to 180˙C
Bake about 15 minutes
Make it stiff first
15 minutes later...
Take out the red beans
Back into the oven for 5~6 minutes
This time is for the color and the crispy texture
5~6 minutes later...
It's crispy now, so the holes can be sealed
1 whisked egg
Brush it on the pastry
Make sure the holes are sealed
If not, the filling will burst out from these holes!
Another 2 minutes
Set aside and make a filling
Making appaleil
Crack 2 eggs and whisk
3 tbsp cheese powder
1/2 tsp salt
60cc cream
60cc milk
The yolk before in
Some black pepper
Pour it in a cup
Appaleil is done!
100g shimeiji mushroom
Tear into small chunks
1/4 onion
Thinly sliced
3 cloves of garlic
Thinly sliced as well
200g blanched spinach
Cut into small chunks
5 strips of bacon
Into small chunks
1 chicken thigh
Butterfly the chicken
Break the muscles
Some salt and pepper
Turn up to medium heat
Sear the skin to golden
Sear the other side a bit
Turn up to medium heat
Onions and garlic in
Cook till the onions are translucent
Bacon in
Cook till the aroma is out
Mushrooms in
Cook till slightly golden
Spinach in
Spread evenly
Seasoning
1/2 tsp soy sauce
Seared thigh meat
Cut into small chunks
100g or more pizza cheese
Thigh meat
Sautéd vege and bacon
Appaleil in evenly
100g or more pizza cheese on top
Put it in a oven pre-heated to 170˙C
Bake for 20 minutes or till the appaleil is thickened
Take it out
Now a super tasty
what's it called... crap..
Now a super tasty
chicken and spinach quiche is done!
Wow...
Let's dig in!
So tasty!
It's sooo good! Let me have one more bite...
Really good!
It worth that much time to make!
Because we cooked the ingredients till the aroma was out,
and the thigh meat as well!
The flavor is all in this pie!
You can rest the pie for a while after baking,
if you can't finish the pie, you can also leave it for the next day!
2~3 days is fine, remember to keep it in the fridge.
If you want to enjoy the pie, take it out and bake for a short time!
Especially the holidays now, Christmas, New year's Eve, New Year,
the times you can gather around with your friends and family,
bake such a tasty pie, you can share it whit them and enjoy!
If you want a succulent party dish,
make sure you try this out! Thanks for watching!
This is definitely not a pie for one person, so I'll still leave the rest of the pie in the end, spoiler alert!