Ingredients
- - FOR THE CRUST -
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled, plus more for work surface
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 7 tablespoons ice water, plus more if needed
- - FOR THE FILLING -
- 1 bunch scallions, root ends trimmed
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 8 ounces Gruyere cheese, grated (about 2 cups)
- 10 large eggs
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup canned fava beans, drained
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh dill
Cooking Instructions
Step 1: For the Crust: Whisk together flour, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Cut in butter with two forks or a pastry blender until it resembles coarse meal, with several pea-size pieces remaining. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, using a fork to pull dough together into a crumbly pile. (Add up to 2 additional tablespoons water, if needed.) Wrap in plastic wrap, shaping the dough into a rectangle, and chill at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
Step 2: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. On a lightly floured work surface, roll dough to an 18×14-inch rectangle. Fit into the bottom and up the sides of a jelly-roll pan. Trim edges to a 1-inch overhang, turn overhang under, and crimp. Freeze 20 minutes. Line dough with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang all around. Fill with pie weights, rice, or dried beans. Bake 20 minutes. Carefully remove pie weights and parchment paper and bake until crust is dry, 5 to 8 minutes. Cool completely.
Step 3: For the Filling: Toss together scallions and butter on a small rimmed baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper. Roast until just tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Set aside 3 or 4 whole scallions; chop remaining scallions. Sprinkle half of Gruyere on bottom of crust. Whisk together eggs in a bowl. Whisk in half-and-half, fava beans, dill, chopped scallions, and remaining half of cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 4: Pour egg mixture into crust. Arrange whole scallions on top. Bake until no longer wobbly in center, 18 to 20 minutes.
Enjoy this delicious quiche from Country Living!