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QUICHE LORRAINE Recipe

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Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Minnie Candy
Added: Friday, June 2, 2006
Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 prepared 9 inch pie crust (unbaked)
1 cup shredded swiss cheese
1 cup shredded muenster cheese
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 cups light cream or half & half
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 Tbs. Cornstarch
½ tsp. Salt
¼ tsp. Nutmeg
dash of cayenne pepper
2 Tbsp. Butter melted
2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese
Optional:
¼ tsp. Dried basil, when adding nutmeg and cayenne pepper
Directions:
Directions:
Toss swiss and muenster cheese together with bacon; place in pie crust. In a mixing bowl combine cream, eggs, cornstarch, salt, nutmeg and cayenne pepper until well blended. Pour mixture over cheese and bacon in pie shell. Drizzle on butter and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

 

 

 

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