Cheese and bacon quiche

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
10 slices Bacon; crumbled
1 Tart pastry; baked
4 Eggs
2 cups Light cream
½ teaspoon Salt
⅛ teaspoon Nutmeg
pinch Cayenne
1¼ cup Swiss cheese; grated

Directions

Recipe by: The Fannie Farmer Cookbook, Marion Cunningham Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Sprinkle the crumbled bacon over the bottom of the tart shell.

Combine the eggs, cream, salt, nutmeg, and cayenne in a bowl and beat to mix thoroughly. Sprinkle the cheese over the bacon, then ladle the custard over all.

Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees, then lower the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes longer, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Serve hot or cold.

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