Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Quiche

4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups cream
1/2 lb cheese (cheddar, swiss - you choose), grated (about 2 cups)
1 tsp salt
1/4 lb. bacon *(or ham or sausage)
1/2 cup butter
1 med onion, chopped
1 tsp chopped chives
1 tsp marjoram
1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
1 9 inch unbaked pastry shell

Prebake pastry shell at 400 degrees for 8 minutes. Set aside to let cool.
Beat eggs with cream, add cheese and salt.  Set aside.   Fry bacon until crisp, crumble and set aside.  Melt butter in same skillet, add onions and saute until golden brown.  Remove from heat and add chives, marjoram, parsley and bacon.  Combine with egg mixture and pour into pastry shell.  Bake at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.  Let cool 10 minutes and enjoy.

* If I use ham, I brown slightly in butter with the onions. 
* If using sausage, brown sausage in skillet and drain off fat.  Discard fat before browning onion in buttered skillet.