Spinach and Feta Quiche

Afrikaans onder

For the crust:

1 Cup of all purpose cake flour (measured unsifted)

2 t Baking Powder

2ml salt

125 gr cold butter grated

60 ml cold soda water

Filling:

250 g shredded spinach leaves

1 Large onion grated

3 Wheels of feta cheese

2 T butter

30 ml olive oil

2 ml salt

2 - 4 T warm water

2 large eggs

250 ml fresh cream

2ml salt

Method:

Crust:

Sift cake flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl

Add the grated butter and rub into the flour mixture 

Gradually add the soda water and mix until a dough forms (Add drops of soda water if the dough is still too dry)

Press the dough into a greased oven dish of 25cm in diameter. 

Filling:

Fry the onion in the butter and olive oil until soft (not brown)

Add spinach and salt and fry while stirring

Add the warm water to allow the spinach to steam until soft

Allow all the water to evaporate completely

Remove from the stove and allow to cool slightly

Pour the spinach and feta mixture onto the crust and spread evenly

Beat the two eggs into the 250ml cream

Add 2 ml salt 

Pour cream custard onto the spinach and feta mixture

Bake in the oven for 30 - 35 minutes until cream and egg- custard has set

Remove from the oven and finish with paprika

SPINASIE EN FETAKAAS QUICHE

Vir die kors:

1 koppie koekmeelblom (ongesif afgemeet)

2 t bakpoeier

2ml sout

125gr koue botter gerasper

60 ml sodawater

Vulsel:

250gr gesnipperde spinasie

1 Groot ui fyngekap

3 wiele Feta Kaas fyngemaak

2 E botter

30 ml olyfolie

2ml sout

2 - 4 Eetlepels kookwater

2 groot eiers geklits

250ml room

2ml sout

Metode:

Kors:

Sit koekmeelblom, bakpoeier en sout saam in ‘n mengbak

Voeg gerasperde botter by en vryf goed deur met vingers

Voeg die sodawater by en meng tot ‘n deeg vorm (voeg teelepels vol sodawater by as die deeg nog te droog is)

Druk die deeg in ‘n gesmeerde oondvaste bak van 25cm om ‘n dun kors te vorm op die bodem en teen die kante van die bak. Druk die randjie met ‘n vurk

Vulsel:

Braai die gekapte ui in botter en olie tot effens sag

Voeg die gesnipperde spinasie en sout by en roer aanhoudend

Voeg die kookwater by sodat die spinasie kan stoom en afkook

Roer tot water byna heeltemaal weggekook is

Verwyder van hitte en laat effens afkoel

Voeg fetakaaskrummels by en roer deur

Giet spinasiemengsel bo-op die voorbereide kors en versprei eweredig

Voeg die geklitste eier by die room en sout en gooi nou die eier-vla bo-oor die tert

Bak by 180 vir 30 - 35 minute tot eier gestol is in die middel en goubruin bo-op