Mushroom & Swiss Cheese Quiche

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons finely minced onions
• 1 lb fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup half-and-half (10% cream)
• fresh ground pepper
• 1/16 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 ounces grated swiss cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 3 -4 tablespoons ice water

Recipe

• 1 for pastry: sift together the flour and salt.
• 2 using a pastry blender, cut the shortening in until mixture resembles cornmeal.
• 3 slowly sprinkle ice water over the top, while tossing the mixture up from the bottom of the bowl with a fork.
• 4 gather the dough into a ball, using only enough water to hold the ball together.
• 5 wrap ball in waxed paper and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• 6 remove from fridge and roll out into a circle which is 2 inches larger than the diameter of the pie pan being used.
• 7 put dough into pan.
• 8 place a piece of aluminum foil on the bottom and up the sides of the pie pan.
• 9 fill with dry beans (this will stop the pastry from puffing up during baking).
• 10 bake in preheated 450f degree oven, on lowest rack, for 12 minutes.
• 11 take from oven and remove beans and foil (be careful, they will be hot).
• 12 meanwhile, prepare filling: melt butter, add onions and cook for 1 minute.
• 13 stir in mushrooms, 1 tsp salt and lemon juice.
• 14 cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are done and all the liquid has evaporated.
• 15 continue frying the mushrooms in the butter for about 1 minute.
• 16 in a large bowl, beat the eggs and cream together.
• 17 add the remaining salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• 18 stir in the mushrooms.
• 19 pour into prepared pastry shell, sprinkle with swiss cheese and dot with softened butter.
• 20 bake in preheated 350f degree oven for 35 minutes or until quiche is puffy and browned, and a knife inserted into center comes out clean.
• 21 let sit for 10 minutes before serving.