# Bacon and Leek Quiche

- Cuisine: French
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 200 g plain flour
- salt
- 200 g unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp water
- pancetta, finely sliced
- leeks, finely sliced
- 2 tbsp cream
- gruyere cheese
- flat leaf parsley

## Instructions

1. Sift flour, add salt and room temperature butter, then rub together until it forms a crumbly texture.
2. Add water, bring together into a firm ball of pastry, knead, wrap, and chill.
3. Roll out pastry and place in a greased pan.
4. Blind bake the pastry in the oven.
5. Cook the pancetta and leeks in a pan, then drain excess fat.
6. Combine leek and pancetta mixture with cream, salt, pepper, grated gruyere, and parsley.
7. Fill the pastry with the mixture and top with more grated cheese.
8. Bake the quiche in the oven.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- frying pan
- foil

## Tips

- Use pulses, rice, or ceramic baking stones to weigh down pastry when blind baking.
- Pancetta can be substituted with unsmoked bacon.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/X_qo3lnRS1k?is=tN42BpOxjn0h8xB9
- Creator: Gordon Ramsay
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/aa9497fd-68e9-4c94-8546-e94a1e17166a
- Extracted: 2026-11-05

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