Quiche Lorraine

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 9 inches pie crusts
• 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• sea salt
• cracked pepper, to taste
• 1/3 cup diced onion
• 10 slices bacon
• 4 1/2 ounces grated gruyere cheese (or swiss)

Recipe

• 1 prepare your pastry dough and line your pie plate and refrigerate the crust while you bake your bacon. 400 degrees for 17 minutes, on a wire rack, over a cookie sheet. let the bacon cool, so you can handle it.
• 2 meanwhile, dice the onion, and grate the cheese.
• 3 place the now diced bacon on the bottom of the pie shell, then the onion, the cheese, and the mixture of the milk, cream,eggs and spices over top. i usually do this with the pie shell already in the oven, to avoid spills.
• 4 bake at 425 for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350, and bake for 30-35 minutes longer, until a knife test comes out almost clean. eggs continue to cook after they are taken out of the oven, so try not to overbake.
• 5 you may want to blind bake the crust, and saute the onions for a few minutes to soften, but i never do. completely up to the chef!
• 6 let sit for 15-30 minutes, then enjoy!