Beginner Quiche

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 3 eggs
• 2 egg yolks (save the whites for another recipe)
• 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese (by weight)
• 4 ounces shredded swiss cheese (by weight)
• 4 slices american style smoked bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 2 small onions, thinly sliced into half-moon slices
• 2 tablespoons oil or 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 dash salt
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 dash nutmeg
• pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 par-baked pie crust (frozen is fine; i use marie callendar's brand)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees. preheat a cookie sheet or upside down cast iron pan.
• 2 parbake pie crust by lining uncooked pie crust with parchment paper and filling with pie weights or uncooked dry beans.
• 3 bake atop cookie sheet or cast iron pan for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 4 while crust is baking, mix together eggs and milk until thoroughly combined.
• 5 add onion powder, pepper and nutmeg.
• 6 sweat onions in oil/butter until soft.
• 7 sprinkle with salt while cooking to prevent browning.
• 8 if they get a little brown, that is okay.
• 9 remove onions from heat and set aside.
• 10 shred cheese, if necessary.
• 11 you should have 8 ounces total of shredded cheese. the weight is after shredding.
• 12 mix shredded cheese with flour.
• 13 remove crust from oven.
• 14 fill with onions, bacon, cheese in that order.
• 15 pour egg/milk mixture over fillings until crust is full (just below the crust edge). do not overfill!
• 16 (if you have extra custard mix, you can cook it in small pyrex ramekins with a bit of cheese for a crustless mini-quiche.)
• 17 cover edges of pie crust with foil to prevent over-browning. remove this foil for the last 10 minutes of baking.
• 18 bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes on the preheated cookie sheet or cast iron pan.
• 19 allow to cool slightly before serving.
• 20 this can also be served cold for brunches or breakfast.
• 21 to reheat in the microwave, place 1 slice on a plate; cover with paper towel; warm on 70% power for 1-2 minutes.