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Lazy weekend BRUNCH

Fancy breakfast quiche

Serve this quiche any time of the day – it’s perfect with a simple bitter side salad. We used dainty quails’ eggs – crack these fiddly treats with a sharp vegetable knife to pierce the membrane.

Serves 6  Ready in 1 hr 15 mins

320g ready-rolled puff pastry
150g baby chestnut mushrooms, halved
100g smoked streaky bacon, 3 rashers reserved, the remainder cut into chunks
1 small leek, halved and finely cut
10g parsley, finely chopped
50ml full-fat milk
150g half-fat creme fraiche
2 large organic eggs
1tsp nutmeg
4 quails’ eggs

you will need:

25cm fluted tart case, baking beans

Heat the oven to 200C/Gas 6. Unroll the pastry and roll out the width wide enough to cover the case. Lay the pastry over the case and ease the edges in. Use a serrated knife to trim the excess. Prick the base all over with a fork, line with baking parchment and pour in baking beans. Blind bake for 40 mins before removing the beans and

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