Ackee Quiche: Brunch Ready Recipe

Quiches are a brunch favourite! Once you’ve nailed down your crust recipe; it’s a matter of deciding on what you want your fillings to be as the custard is a simple ratio of half a cup of dairy (cream, milk, half and half or even sour cream) for each egg you use.

To make this ackee quiche or as I like to say Keeche, I replaced a bit of the milk with ackees. Want even more ackee? Add it as a filling too! Here I’ve used ricotta cheese and a mix of dark greens (kale, chard, spinach, collards, frisee & mizuna); but you can use whatever you like.

If you’re not up to making pie crust from scratch you can of course use store bought. This recipe makes a beautiful golden flaky pastry. I like adding a bit of turmeric and annatto for colour but they also contribute to the flavour (not overpoweringly so). To make it vegan, use vegan butter, margarine or shortening. Would make a wonderful flaky patty or savoury turnover crust.

I chopped and sauteed my greens with garlic, salt, black and red pepper in olive oil. Then added the prepared greens and ricotta to the par-baked crust. Poured over the custard then popped it in the oven at 350F. It took about 35 minutes to set and then I let it stand for about 10 minutes before cutting into it.

So delicious and devoured before I could say maybe we should share 😋

What do you think? Feel free to share your thoughts below. If you try any of the recipes be sure to snap a pic and #amazingackee across social media so I can see your posts. As always, thanks for stopping by, till next time.

Golden Flaky Pie Crust

May 17, 2017

Servings: 1 9-inch Pie Crust

Prep: 5 min

Cook: 15 min

Total: 20 min

Difficulty: Easy

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Beautiful golden flaky pie crust perfect for savoury pies, patties, turnovers or rolls

By: Chantal

Ingredients

• 180g Pastry Flour
• 125g Unsalted butter, very cold, cut into large cubes
• 3g (1 tsp) Salt
• 3g (1 tsp) Sugar
• 1g (1/4 tsp) Ground Turmeric (Optional)
• 1g (1/4 tsp) Ground Annatto (Optional)
• 1g (1/4 tsp) Baking Powder (Optional - helps prevent crust shrinking)
• 50 mL Ice cold water

Directions

• Step 1 Combine all ingredients except for water in food processor.
• Step 2 Pulse a few times till the butter resembles large peas. Drizzle over the water and pulse a few times more.
• Step 3 Turn the contents out onto a clean work surface and knead together lightly.
• Step 4 Shape into a disc and wrap in plastic and chill for at least 20 minutes before rolling out.
• Step 5 When ready to use, roll out and line pie pan.
• Step 6 Return lined pie pan to fridge and chill, meanwhile preheat oven to 425F
• Step 7 Line prepared crust with foil and fill with pie weights, dried beans or rice.
• Step 8 Bake for 15 minutes until golden around the edges. Remove foil and pie weights. It may be necessary to bake for an additional 3 to 5 minutes if the base appears to be a bit underdone.
• Step 9 Your crust is ready for the next step! Enjoy!

Mixed Green & Ricotta Ackee Quiche

May 17, 2017

Prep: 15 min

Cook: 40 min

Difficulty: Easy

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Make this crowd-pleaser for your next brunch!

By: Chantal

Ingredients

• For custard:
• 4 Eggs
• 1 1/3 cups Half and Half (Or any dairy you prefer)
• 1/2 cup Parboiled Ackee
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
• For filling:
• Cooked greens, Ricotta cheese, Parboiled Ackee or whatever you like
• 1 Prebaked 9-inch pie crust

Directions

• Step 1 Preheat oven to 350F
• Step 2 To make custard: blend together all ingredients
• Step 3 Put prepared fillings into pie crust and pour over custard
• Step 4 Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until set (the internal temperature should be between 165F and 185F) It will puff up slightly when done and may seem a bit wobbly in the centre but will become more firm as it cools.
• Step 5 Enjoy!