For the Love of Food

My mom makes great quiche. Now, I lived in France for a while, and while I was there I only ate it once and it was “so good” that I can’t even remember what it looked like, needless to say what it tasted like. And, if anyone can remember over decades how somethings tastes, i’s me.

So, I can’t say how this compares to the true thing, but it’s really delicious and easy to make. My mom uses a refrigerated pie crust that she buys ahead of time from the grocery store, but I make my own, and you can do whatever you want

Ingredients:
1 Pie Crust (cut the recipe linked to in half for only 1 pie crust)
8 slices of Bacon, crumbled
2 1/2 Cups of shredded Swiss Cheese (I use Emmentaler)
2 Tablespoons of Flour
4 Eggs
3/4 Cup of Cream
3/4 Cup of Half and Half (half cream half milk – mix it yourself if you can’t find any)
1/2 teaspoon Salt
Dash of Pepper
1/4 Cup chopped Onions

Directions:
Preheat oven to 177°C (350°F).

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove to a towel-lined plate to soak off some of the grease, and once cool, crumble. Sauté the onion in the bacon drippings until softened and set aside.

Place your pie dough in the pie dish so that it’s ready to have everything poured in; set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the cheese and flour – mix well. In a large bowl, beat the eggs slightly, and then add cream, half and half, onion, salt, pepper, bacon, and cheese mixture. Mix well.

Ladle into the pie crust-lined pie dish.

Bake for 40-45 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean. Let it stand for 10 minutes before serving.

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