Mini Cheese and Onion Quiches

Mini Cheese and Onion Quiches- small cheese and onion quiches, perfect for children's parties buffets and afternoon tea.

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When me and my sister were young, and my mum first went back to work, one of our standard after-school dinners was cheese and onion quiche with jacket potato and salad. It was also one of our first food technology lessons at secondary school- how to make cheese and onion quiche. I vividly recall a girl in my class dropping hers on the way to the oven and spending the whole rest of the lesson mopping up the eggy mess! We took our quiches home and had them for dinner. Mine wasn't half bad, but I probably didn't really eat quiche again until I was first teaching. That was when I first ate the (frankly amazing) quiche that the school caretaker makes for the staff training day lunches.

So, when someone asked me if I would make them a quiche last week, I wondered, why haven't I made one since school? Maybe it's trickier than I remembered? Well, I can tell you that it really isn't difficult at all and, if you use shop-bought pastry, it's even easier! I made batch of mini cheese and onion quiches with this recipe and then one whole full-sized cheese and onion quiche. The mini ones are bite-sized quiches filled with cheese and onion deliciousness; little mouthfuls of melt-in-your-mouth heaven! If you do want to make a full sized cheese and onion quiche, all you need to do is double the quantities that I've given you and then increase the cooking time to around 25 minutes.

The mini cheese and onion quiches would be perfect for lunch boxes. Add some carrot and cucumber sticks and a yoghurt and you've got one delicious lunch! They would also make great savoury nibbles for an afternoon tea or a party.

Enjoy the cheesy deliciousness!

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