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Butternut squash quiche with rye crust

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dinner, Snacks

Ingredients
  

For the dough:

  • 125 g/ 4.4 oz butter at room temperature
  • 4 dl/ 1.7 cups flour I used ½ rye flour and ½ whole wheat flour
  • 3 tbsp water
  • pinch of salt
  • For the filling:
  • 3 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ red onion
  • ca 200 g/ 7 oz butternut squash
  • ca 100 g/ 3.5 oz yellow zucchini
  • 1 container 150 g/ 5.3 oz crème fraiche
  • 1 egg
  • ca 50 g / 1.8 oz grated Monterey Jack or any other semi hard cheese with a buttery mild taste
  • salt pepper, ground oregano, ground rosemary

Instructions
 

  • Start by making the dough. Knead butter, flour and salt together with you hands until a dough forms. Add some water if needed. Form a ball out of the dough, cover it with plastic wrap and put in the fridge. You can alternatively also use store bought dough pastry.
  • Preheat the oven to 200 Celsius/ 400 Fahrenheit degrees.
  • Meanwhile prepare the veggies. Cut the butternut squash and zucchini into small cubes. Chop the onion. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a pan. Add the onion and sauté for a minute. Add the butternut squash and 3 tbsp water and sauté for another 10 minutes (or until the sqush feels almost cooked). Set aside.
  • In a bowl mix all filling ingredients together: onion and squash, zucchini, crème fraiche, egg, grated cheese and spices.
  • Take the dough from the fridge and save a small piece (size of one egg) for Halloween decoration if you want. Place the rest of the dough in a pie tin and using your hands press it evenly on the bottom and sides. Bake just the pie crust in the oven for 5 minutes.
  • Take the pie crust out of the oven and spread a thin layer of tomato puree on the bottom. Spread the filling evenly on top.
  • If you want to make the Halloween decoration, roll the rest of the dough and cut a pumpkin face with the help of a knife. Place the decoration on the filling.
  • Bake the quiche in the oven for another 25 minutes.
  • Let the pie cool down for a while before serving.
Keyword Family dinner, halloween, Thanksgiving, vegetarian