Aucbvax.6219 net.cooks utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!upstill Thu Feb 18 23:48:51 1982 More Eggs: Quiche This is one of the easiest, quickest recipes you'll find anywhere. In fact, it's almost impossible to ruin (at least, I've never managed to). It is a quiche with one astounding difference: no crust! After years of trying and failing to make a decent pie crust, I finally asked myself: What is the point of underlying a perfectly delicious dish like quiche with a gooey, chewy, soggy piece of dough? The answer is that there is no point, especially since the top is so perfectly delicious. Nobody has ever missed the crust, except by way of remarking how obvious it is to leave it out, and a vegetarian friend serves it constantly. The reduction in work involved is at least a factor of 3. Strongest recommendation. Adapted from The Vegetarian Epicure: Cheese and Scallion Quiche PREHEAT the oven to 450 deg. CUT UP 6 to 8 oz of Swiss cheese into 1/4" (approx) cubes BEAT TOGETHER 4 eggs 3/4 to 1 cup cream \ 3/4 to 1 cup milk / i.e. for 1-1/2 cup total pinch nutmeg salt and pepper CHOP scallions for 1/2 cup or more. SAUTE scallions in a tablespoon of butter with 1/2 to 1 tsp. hickory-smoked yeast, or 2 Tablespoons Bacon Bits, or (if you must) chopped cooked bacon. Bacon fat is a good substitute for part of the butter. Spread the scallions/bacon in the bottom of a regular pie plate. Put the cheese in a layer on top of the scallions. Pour on the egg mixture without disturbing the other stuff. Bake 15 mins. at 450. Turn heat down to 350 and continue baking for 10-15 mins., until a clean knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve hot or chilled. Serves 3 pretty well and 4 lightly. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.