Bacon Onion Quiche
From chefmeow 15 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 8
BACON ONION QUICHE This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Estes Estate in Rhome, Texas in 1988.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/4 cup butter softened shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- Filling: shopping list
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil shopping list
- 5 ounces smoked bacon thinly sliced shopping list
- 2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 1 medium white onion sliced shopping list
- 2 ounces gruyere cheese grated shopping list
- 3/4 cup light cream shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 1/3 teaspoon grated nutmeg shopping list
How to make it
- Mound flour on a work surface then sprinkle salt over it and make well in center.
- Cut butter into small pieces and put in well with 1 egg.
- Mix with fingers from center outwards working quickly and not kneading too much.
- As soon as it no longer sticks to your fingers roll it into a ball and put in a plastic bag.
- Refrigerate 15 minutes then roll out dough on a work surface.
- Butter a tart pan and line with dough.
- Prick several times with a fork without piercing dough right through.
- Refrigerate 25 minutes or until firm.
- To make filling heat oil in a nonstick skillet and brown bacon strips quickly.
- Remove and set aside on a plate then wipe out pan and melt butter in it.
- Add onion and quickly brown then set aside on a second plate.
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Take pastry shell from refrigerator and cover with the onions.
- Scatter bacon strips over the top and sprinkle with grated cheese.
- Pour cream into a saucepan and bring just to a simmer.
- Break remaining eggs into a ceramic or glass bowl and beat with a fork.
- Gradually beat in hot cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Carefully pour this mixture into the tart shell.
- Bake 45 minutes then remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes before serving.
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got this one pegged for New Year's Day Breakfast!!!! HIGH FIVE FORKS!!!
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This is very similar to a Quicke Lorraine reipe I have used for years. I'm sure this one is just as yummy. A 5 from me.
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