Apple bacon quiche
From putercop 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 24
A complimentary natural, apples and bacon and swiss cheese. Shortcuts are to use a frozen pie crust rather than make your own from the recipe. Nice for a winter afternoon or friendly gathering.
Ingredients
- **Note for the first 4 ingredients, they can be skipped if using a premade pie dough. shopping list
- 2 ¼ cup Sifted flour shopping list
- 1 ½ tsp salt shopping list
- ¾ cup shortening shopping list
- 5 tbl Cold milk shopping list
- ***In lieu of the homemade pie crust use 2 premade pie crusts shopping list
- 5 eggs shopping list
- 1 tbl butter or margarine shopping list
- 1 cup Diced Canadian bacon or any good smoked bacon diced shopping list
- 2 cups Thinly sliced apples (red Delicious are good) (unpeeled) Don't use Granny smith or any tart apple, the flavor is not right with the saltiness of the swiss or the smokiness of the bacon or nutmeg shopping list
- 1 tbl flour shopping list
- 1 ¾ cup Half and half shopping list
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg shopping list
- ¼ tsp caraway seeds shopping list
- ½ tsp dry mustard shopping list
- 1 cup Shredded swiss cheese shopping list
- or 2 premade pie crusts shopping list
How to make it
- ***For homemade pie crust
- Combine sifted flour and 1 teaspoon salt.
- Cut in shortening until particles are size of peas.
- Sprinkle with about 5 tablespoons cold milk, adding just enough to make stiff dough.
- Shape into 6 balls.
- Roll out on lightly floured board to 6-inch circles and fit into 6 (5-inch) tart pans.
- Fold edges under and build up high fluted rim.
- Continue to next section
- **If using ready made pie crust continue from here
- Shape into 6 balls
- Roll out pie crust on lightly floured board to 6-inch circles and fit into 6 (5-inch) tart pans.
- Pierce all over with fork tines.
- Separate 1 egg.
- Beat egg white lightly and brush over bottoms and sides of shells.
- Bake below center of oven at 425F 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt butter and saute bacon 1 minute.
- Add apple slices, cover and cook about 10 minutes, until apples are almost translucent.
- Beat remaining whole eggs with remaining egg yolk.
- Add flour, half and half, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, nutmeg, caraway seeds and dry mustard and mix well.
- Sprinkle cheese evenly among tart shells, top with apples and bacon.
- Pour egg mixture into shells.
- Bake at 375F about 30 minutes, or until set in center.
- Cool to lukewarm before cutting
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Reviewed by 5 people-
This is wonderful... worth a 6 but it only goes up to 5!
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I love quiches this sound fantastic!
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