Healthified Spinach And Cheese Quiche

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup oil
• 3 tablespoons nonfat milk
• flour, for rolling out
• 3 ounces gruyere
• 2 1/2 cups fat-free liquid egg product, beaten
• 1 cup chopped fresh spinach or 1 (9 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
• 1/2 cup fat-free half-and-half or 1/2 cup nonfat milk
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon crushed dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°f in a medium bowl, stir together flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. add oil and 3 tablespoons fat-free milk all at once. stir lightly with a fork. if necessary, stir in 1 tablespoon additional milk to moisten. form into a ball.
• 2 on a well-floured surface, slightly flatten dough. roll from center to edge into a circle about 12 inches in diameter. to transfer pastry, wrap it around the rolling pin; unroll pastry into a 9 inch pie plate. ease pastry into pie plate, being careful not to stretch it. trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate; fold under edge and flute as desired. line pastry with a double thickness of foil. bake for 8 minutes. remove foil. bake for 5 minutes more. cool on a wire rack while preparing filling.
• 3 reduce temperature of oven to 350°f.
• 4 shred cheese and set aside 2 tablespoons.
• 5 in a large bowl, beat together remaining cheese, egg product, spinach, half-and-half or milk, thyme, salt, and pepper. pour egg mixture into baked pastry.
• 6 bake for 40 minutes. sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons of cheese. if necessary to prevent over-browning, cover edge of quiche with foil. bake about 10 minutes more or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. let stand on a wire rack for 10 minutes before serving.