Preparation time: 25 minutes Serves 4.
Ingredients:
2 whole eggs
2 egg yolks in addition to above eggs
1 1/2 cups half and half cream
3/8 teaspoon salt
Dash of white pepper
6 slices of cooked bacon, chopped
4 ounces Swiss cheese, grated
1 nine inch pie shell
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
(See options noted below)
Instructions:
Place eggs, egg yolks, cream, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl or blender
Mix well, if using a blender do NOT over mix
Place crust (pie shell) on sheet pan lined with wax or parchment paper
Brush bottom of pie shell with 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Layer and spread cooked, chopped bacon and grated Swiss cheese evenly in the shell
Fill pie shell with quiche mixture
Bake at 350 degrees for about 35-40 minutes or until quiche is puffed up and browning on top
Options: May add chopped sauteĢed onion on top of bacon
May add dash of nutmeg to cream-egg mixture