Quiche Lorraine (from Above the Clouds)
Source of Recipe
Above the Clouds Bed and Breakfast
List of Ingredients
Pre-baked pastry shell for 9-inch pie
1 pound leanest bacon (cooked to crumble stage without burning)
1/4 to 1/2 lb. Swiss cheese (depends on how cheesy you like your food)
FILLING:
2 cups heavy cream
4 whole eggs
1 clove garlic crushed
1/4 teaspoon white pepper (1/4 to 1/2)
1/4 teaspoon paprika (1/4 to 1/2)
1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste) (1/2 to 1)
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
parsley (to sprinkle on top of liquid mix) Recipe
Mix eggs and spices together well (but do not beat), add cream and mix again. Spread bacon evenly in pastry shell, layer cheese over bacon and press down. Pour liquid mix over cheese to fill shell. Sprinkle parsley on top of liquid mix. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees then reduce temperature to 325 degrees and continue baking for 20 to 25 minutes until golden or a knife inserted comes out clean or with just the cheese clinging. Everything can be prepared a day or two before and refrigerated, then assembled at the last minute just before cooking.
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