Another recipe from my childhood that has got and kept its name within the family over decades.
I first ate this quiche at my godmother’s home on one of the rather rare occasions I was visiting her near Zurich Airport. She worked as a VIP ground hostess for the former Swiss national airline Swissair, and I dearly remember roaming parts of the airport not usually accessible to ordinary mortals – including running into Peter Ustinov at the VIP lounge at one point.
As for her quiche recipe, much as Squeaky’s Tarte Flambée, it has stayed in my personal cookbook because it’s quick and easy. Combined with a simple green or lamb’s lettuce salad, it makes for an enjoyable light lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 rolled-out round dough of 30-32 cm diameter / 250-300 g
- 150 g ham, in small cubes
- 150 g Camembert cheese, in bits
- 2 eggs
- 1 dl cream
- 1 dl milk or natural yoghurt
- salt, pepper, nutmeg
Method
- Preheat oven to 200° Celsius.
- Place dough in round baking tin and prick evenly with a fork.
- Sprinkle with ham cubes and Camembert bits.
- Mix eggs, cream and milk/yoghurt in a bowl. Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour.
- Bake for approximately 35 minutes until dough and filling are nicely coloured.
