Quiche aux fines herbes

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Gourmet Vegetarian Feasts, by Martha Rose Shulman, 1989
1cupWhole Wheat Flour
½teaspoonSea Salt
4ouncesUnsalted butter
1-3 T Ice cold water
1tablespoonSafflower oil
1eachOnion, Chopped 1/2 cup
Heaped of fines herbes
(parsley, chives, basil, chervil,
Tarragon, thyme).
4eachesEggs, beaten
¾cupMilk
2tablespoonsPowdered milk
4ouncesGruyere cheese, grated
1ounceParmesan, grated
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

CRUST

QUICHE

Make crust. Mix together flour and salt and cut in butter. Add water as needed, gather into a ball, wrap in plactic wrap, and refrigerate 1-2 hours, or even better overnight Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out pie crust and line a buttered 10-inch quiche or pie pan. Bake the weighted crust 5 minutes and remove from oven. Heat safflower oil in a frying pan and saute onoin until tender. Remove from heat and stir into beaten eggs, along with herbs. Mix together fresh and powdered milk and stir into egg mixture. Add cheeses and salt and pepper to taste. Pour this mixture into prebaked pie crust and place in preheated oven. Bake 35-40 minutes, or until set and beginning to brown on the top. Remove from heat and serve From the files of Earl Shelsby.