The King's Coronation Quiche Recipe

Ingredients

For the Pastry:

• 1 c. flour
• Pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp. cold butter, diced
• 2 tbsp. lard
• 2 tbsp. milk
• Or 1 refrigerated pie crust

For the Filling:

• 1/2 c. milk
• 3/4 c. double cream (thick heavy cream)
• 2 medium eggs
• 1 tbsp. chopped fresh tarragon
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 c. grated cheddar cheese
• 3/4 c. cooked spinach, lightly chopped
• 1/2 c. cooked fava beans

Directions

To make the pastry: combine the flour and salt in a bowl. Add butter and lard and rub
the mixture using your fingers until it forms a sandy texture. Add the milk, a little at a
time, to form the dough. Cover and refrigerate for 30 to 45 minutes.

Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the dough a little larger than your tart pan.
Transfer the dough to the pan, cover, and rest for another 30 minutes in the fridge.

Preheat the oven to 375°. Line the dough with parchment paper and fill with baking
weights. Blind bake the crust for 15 minutes, then remove the paper and baking
weights, and set aside. Reduce the oven temperature to 320°.

To make the filling: Beat together the milk, cream, eggs, tarragon, and salt and
pepper. Scatter 1/4 cup of grated cheese over the baked crust, top with the chopped
spinach and fava beans, then pour in the milk mixture. Sprinkle the remaining
cheese over the top and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until set and lightly golden.
  Royal Family Just Revealed the Official
Coronation Menu—Here's What's on It
Plus, a royals-approved recipe to make while you're watching the coronation from
home.

BY KARLA WALSHPUBLISHED: APR 20, 2023

Chris Jackson

Did your invitation to the coronation get lost in the mail, like ours did? You
can still celebrate like royalty as King Charles III is
crowned alongside Queen Consort Camila on May 6.

Recommending street party-style food as the theme of the day for all non-
royal revelers, Buckingham Palace officials just shared their official recipes
to help us all get a taste of the majestic life at home. Cue up the
official Coronation Celebration Playlist to get in the mood to
make Aubergine (eggplant), Roast Rack of Lamb with Asian-Style
Marinade, Prawn Tacos with Pineapple Salsa and Strawberry and Ginger
Trifle, they recommend.

While that menu already has our mouths watering, if you really want to feel
like you’re dining like you’re part of The House of Windsor, you should
serve what King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla and their guests will be
enjoying at their official coronation Big Lunch. (For the uninitiated, the Big
Lunch has been sponsored by Queen Consort Camilla since 2013, and the
goal is to use food as a medium to bring communities together.)
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Instead of coronation chicken, which was created for the late Queen
Elizabeth II’s celebratory meal in 1953, the modern royal family will be
serving a dish that’s ideal for breakfast, lunch or dinner: Coronation
Quiche.

“A deep quiche with a crisp, light pastry case and delicate flavors of
spinach, broad beans and fresh tarragon,” according to royal staff, this
quiche can be enjoyed hot or cold and pairs beautifully with boiled new
potatoes and a green salad.
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The official Coronation Quiche recipe is in grams and milliliters rather than
cups and ounces, so we translated it to measurements you might be more
familiar with so you too can crown your table with the luxurious yet easy
egg dish that serves six. Round up an 8-inch tart pan, two mixing bowls, a
rolling pin, parchment paper, a spatula and measuring spoons/cups, then
let’s get cracking.

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For the pastry, feel free to score a shortcut at the supermarket; one 9-inch
round refrigerated pie crust should work just fine if you’re crunched for
time before tuning into the big event. Otherwise, follow the official quiche
recipe: In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup all-purpose flour and a pinch of
salt. Add 2 tablespoons of cold butter, diced, and 2 tablespoons of lard (or
more cold, diced butter or vegetable shortening). Using clean hands, rub
the flour mixture together until it looks rough, sandy, and similar to
breadcrumbs. Drizzle in 1 tablespoon of milk, and press the pastry together.
If it needs a little more liquid to come together, add ½ to 1 tablespoon
more. Cover and chill the dough for 30 to 45 minutes.
After that refrigeration time, on a clean and flour-dusted surface, roll out
the chilled dough into a 9-inch circle with a thickness between ¼- and ⅛-
inch. Transfer the dough to the tart pan, pressing the pasty into the edges,
and chill for 30 more minutes.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line the chilled pastry with parchment
paper, then top that with baking weights or dried beans (to help reduce the
risk of bubbling-up spots and guarantee the crust cooks through). Bake for
15 minutes, then remove the parchment and weights. Lower the oven temp
to 320 degrees F.

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In the other bowl, combine ½ cup milk, ¾ cup heavy whipping cream, 2
eggs, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon and salt and pepper, to taste.

Sprinkle ¼ cup of grated Cheddar cheese over the partially baked crust.
Evenly distribute ¾ cup roughly chopped cooked spinach and ½ cup
cooked fava beans on top. Pour the egg mixture into the crust, then use a
spatula to gently stir the custard so it evenly covers the vegetables and
beans. Finish by sprinkling ¼ cup more grated Cheddar on top of the eggs,
then bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the center is set and golden.

Just like that, you’ll be able to feast like a king or queen!