Quiche Lorraine

Submitted by: Marcia

Attributed to: Marcia

Category: Casserole

Description: Classic quiche from scratch

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 60 minutes

Servings: 6-8

Difficulty rating: 2

Ingredients:

9 inch pie pan with pastry

4 strips bacon

1 onion, chopped

1 cup Swiss cheese, cubed

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

4 eggs, slightly beaten

1 pint of Half & Half (2 cups)

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon white pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

2. Bake the pie pan with pastry for 5 minutes.

3. Cook the bacon and save 1 Tablespoon of the fat. Sauté the chopped onion in the bacon fat, until transparent in color.  Drain on a paper towel. 

4. Crumble the bacon and sprinkle the bacon, onion and cheeses (Swiss & Parmesan) over the pie shell.

5. Combine the eggs, Half&Half, nutmeg, salt and pepper and strain over the onion-cheese mixture.

6. Bake for 15 minutes @450 degrees,  then reduce to 350 degrees for about 10 minutes longer.  It is done when a knife inserted 1" from the edge comes out clean.