So here's the go... Last time I made Quiche the recipe said I had to cook the pastry first (ready rolled pastry), by lining the dish with baking paper and putting rice in it (totally waste of rice btw) anyhoo, did that last time and was like yeahhh quiche is ok, nothing to rave about though. So today I made a batch of mini quiches and then a big quiche for dinner cause i'm working tonight. But I had Ava in my ear having a tantrum and put the quiche mix straight into the pastry and then in to the oven (without cooking the pastry first). SO I was like bugger i've just stuffed it up. BUT the quiche has come out like a billion times better than the first quiche and it tastes fantastic. So why do they tell you to cook it first?