Quiche without 'baking blind'

[TrillianAstra]

Can I do it?

I just want to put pastry with eggy stuff in it in the oven and come out with a tasty thing.

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You'd have a tasty but soggy thing. Why don't you want to bake blind?

Because I have nothing to bake blind with, yet I am struck by a desire to make quiche.

I don't have any baking beans and don't want to waste any rice or similar (because it won't cook properly after it's been baked, will it?)

prick the pastry, line with backing paper, and put an upturned saucer on top. Should work.

trill do you have rice in the house? Use that with a greaseproof paper liner!

baking paper. obv...

oh just line it with tin foil, then screw up more tin foil and put lots in. then bake blind

it'll be fine, esp if you prick it a little bit to stop it blowing up

OK cool, that sounds doable. Um, it's ok to bake saucers then? They don't crack or anything?

Nutella I don't want to use rice unless you tell me that the rice will be useable for eating afterwards - I only have bloody expensive basmati rice in the house!

My mum always has. But don't pick one of value...

Or lentils?

I make quiche often and never even thought of baking blind first. I just put the onions, mushrooms, ham etc in uncooked case, and pour on egg, cream and milk mixture. Top with cheese and bake for about half hour.

Never noticed it being soggy, but it isn't crisp either of course.

And most who've tried it came back for more, so can't be too bad

I don't always weigh it down tbh and it has turned out ok. probably just luck though

I never bake quiches or any other type of tart blind.

prick the pastry shell with a fork then bake
it in the oven for about 15mins
then give the pastry an egg wash with some of your beaten eggs
return to the oven for a further 5mins

Thanks for the advice guys, I haven't looked at the bottom of the quiche yet but I'm sure it'll be yummy either way :)