Quiche Lorraine

Recipe Ingredients

1		Nine-inch pie crust - unbaked
1 teaspoon	5ml	Butter
3		Canadian bacon, 1/4" thick - diced
1		Onion - finely chopped (medium)
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Grated Swiss cheese
4		Eggs - slightly beaten
1 cup	237ml	Milk
1 cup	237ml	Heavy cream
1		Grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Pepper

Recipe Instructions

Line a 9-inch pie plate with pie crust.

In a small, heavy saucepan, heat butter. Add bacon and cook for 5 minutes, or until bacon is golden brown. Remove bacon and set aside. Add onions to pan and cook for 5 minutes. Remove onions and set aside.

Cover bottom of pie crust with bacon, onions, and 1/4 cup grated cheese.

In mixing bowl, combine remaining cheese, eggs, milk, cream, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Pour over bacon mixture. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 15 minutes longer, or until custard is well set. Serve hot.

Source:
THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING by Fernande Garvin - Published by Bantam Books, Inc. (c) 1958

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