Eggs

Basic Quiche

  • 10-inch unbaked pie shell
  • 1 cup grated Swiss cheese
  • 1 Tbs flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Pepper to taste
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 pint light cream
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Sprinkle Swiss cheese in bottom of pie shell. Sift dry ingredients together.
  2. Beat together eggs and light cream.
  3. Add dry ingredient mix to egg mixture. Beat until mixed but not frothy. Pour custard over cheese in pie shell.
  4. Bake at 450° F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325° F and bake 25 minutes longer. Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  5. Return to oven for 10 minutes or until a knife inserted in custard comes out clean. Let set 10 minutes before cutting in wedges to serve. Serves 8.

Variations: Add any of the following to bottom of pie shell. Proceed with basic quiche recipe.

  • Bacon – 8 slices crisp and crumbled
  • Shrimp – 1 to 1 1/2 cups cooked shrimp
  • Crab – 1 to 1 1/2 cups cooked crabmeat
  • Lobster- 1 cooked lobster, shredded
  • Mushroom- 1 1/2 cups mushrooms sliced and sauteed in 3 Tbs lightly seasoned butter
  • Asparagus – arrange cooked asparagus (1 package frozen or 1/2 lb fresh) in a pinwheel design in bottom of pie shell