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Name: Elegant Quiche
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 c Butter or margarine; 1 tb Butter or margarine; 1/3 lb Swiss cheese, shredded; 5 Eggs; 1 ds Dried thyme; crushed; 1 Onion chopped; 5 oz Bacon chopped; 2 Egg yolks; 1 ds Ground nutmeg; PASTRY SHELL; 1 tb Vegetable oil; FILLING; 2 c Flour; 1 ds Salt; 1 Bay leaf; 1 c Half and half; 2 tb -Cold water, or more

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INGREDIENTS

1 c Butter or margarine
1 tb Butter or margarine
1/3 lb Swiss cheese, shredded
5 Eggs
1 ds Dried thyme; crushed
1 Onion ; chopped
5 oz Bacon ; chopped
2 Egg yolks
1 ds Ground nutmeg
PASTRY SHELL
1 tb Vegetable oil
FILLING
2 c Flour
1 ds Salt
1 Bay leaf
1 c Half and half
2 tb -Cold water, or more

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INSTRUCTIONS

Mix flour and salt in bowl. Cut in 1 cup butter and oil until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle with water, tossing with fork until dough holds together. Gather into ball and chill a few minutes if dough is too soft to handle. Roll out pastry on floured board and fit into 10-inch quiche pan or pie plate. To make filling, saute onion in 1 tablespoon butter. Add thyme and bay leaf. Remove bay leaf. Cook bacon until crisp, then drain. Blend eggs, yolks, half and half and nutmeg. Place bacon, onion and cheese in pastry shell. Cover with egg mixture. Bake at 350F 35 to 40 minutes, or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. (C) 1992 The Los Angeles Times Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #100 by AWXP96A@prodigy.com ( MICKEY L FORSTER) on Apr 10, 1997

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Elegant Quiche

1 c Butter or margarine 
1 tb Butter or margarine 
1/3 lb Swiss cheese, shredded 
5  Eggs 
1 ds Dried thyme; crushed 
1  Onion chopped
5 oz Bacon chopped
2  Egg yolks 
1 ds Ground nutmeg 
  PASTRY SHELL 
1 tb Vegetable oil 
  FILLING 
2 c Flour 
1 ds Salt 
1  Bay leaf 
1 c Half and half 
2 tb -Cold water, or more

Mix flour and salt in bowl. Cut in 1 cup butter and oil until mixture  resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle with water, tossing with fork until dough  holds together. Gather into ball and chill a few minutes if dough is too  soft to handle. Roll out pastry on floured board and fit into 10-inch  quiche pan or pie plate.    To make filling, saute onion in 1 tablespoon butter. Add thyme and bay  leaf. Remove bay leaf. Cook bacon until crisp, then drain. Blend eggs,  yolks, half and half and nutmeg. Place bacon, onion and cheese in pastry  shell. Cover with egg mixture. Bake at 350F 35 to 40 minutes, or until  knife inserted near center comes out clean.    (C) 1992 The Los Angeles Times    Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #100 by AWXP96A@prodigy.com ( MICKEY L  FORSTER) on Apr 10, 1997

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (565g)
Recipe Makes: 6 Servings

Calories: 1426
Calories from Fat: 1067 (75%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 118.6g	158 %
	Saturated Fat 41.6g	208 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 46.9g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 21.4g
Cholesterol 1556.2mg		479 %
Sodium 564.9mg		19 %
Potassium 593.9mg		16 %
Total Carbohydrate 47.4g		14 %
	Dietary Fiber 1.7g	7 %
	Sugars, other 45.6g
Protein 44.6g		64 %
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Calories per serving: 1426

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