This delicious Camembert and pear crinkle quiche is perfect any time of the day and can be the main event or on your cheese board.
Camembert & pear crinkle quiche
Serves 6
Ingredients
1 box (500g) phyllo pastry
½ cup butter, melted
250g Camembert
2-3 Forelle pears, cored
2 large eggs
1 cup cream
5 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
Salt and pepper
Honey, for serving
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a 22cm square baking tray oven dish with king paper.
- Brush two sheets phyllo pastry with melted butter. Place e on top of the other d fold the stack over create a rectangle. ush the top with melted butter.
- Secure the bottom the pastry sheet with your thumbs, then stretch out your other fingers and drag pastry down towards your thumbs. Repeat this movement to ruffle the pastry, creating a concertina shape.
- Place pastry strip in a prepared tray. Repeat the process with remaining pastry and pack strips tightly into tray.
- Slice Camembert and fruit into 3mm-thin pieces. Tuck the fruit and cheese slices in between the ruffles.
- Brush liberally with remaining butter and bake for 15 minutes to par-bake pastry.
- Whisk together the eggs, cream and thyme leaves then season. Remove pastry and pour over the par-cooked pastry.
- Continue baking for another 25-30 minutes until golden and set.
- Remove from dish and cool for 10 minutes.
- Slice and serve warm with a drizzle of honey.
Recipes & styling: Liezl Vermeulen
Photography: Zhann Solomons
Also read: 3 golden rules of pastry
