Swiss cheese pie

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1(9-inch) unbaked pie shell; chilled
2tablespoonsButter or margarine
1largeOnion; sliced
12slicesBacon; fried crisp
4Eggs; beaten
2cupsLight cream
¾teaspoonSalt
1pinchNutmeg
1pinchCayenne pepper
teaspoonPepper
1cupSwiss cheese; grated

Directions

Saut‚ onions in butter until soft, not brown. Break fried bacon into small pieces. Combine eggs, cream, salt, nutmeg , pepper and cayenne pepper in a bowl; beat with a rotary beater until well mixed. Sprinkle pie shell with bacon pieces; spread onions over bacon. Cover with grated cheese; pour egg mixture in carefully. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve at once. Cut into wedges. Serves 8.

From <A Taste of Louisiana>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .