Appetizers / Beverages and Bites

Ingredients

  • 2 Pie Crusts. (Use your favorite recipe, or buy a pre-made crust)
  • 8 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (1/2 cup)
  • 1 cup shredded Swiss or Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 cups whipping cream or half-and-half
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

Directions

1.      Pre-Heat your Oven to 350 degrees.

2.      Roll out your pie crust on a floured pastry board. Roll it as thin as you can while still thick enough to work with without tearing.

3.      Cut out 3 inch circles. I have a cookie cutter for this, but in the past I’ve used a mason jar.

4.      Add the pie crust to a greased mini-muffin pan. You’ll need to fold the edges to get it in there. I found making two folds worked best.

5.      Beat the eggs, then stir in the heavy cream, salt pepper and red pepper.

6.      Add a pinch of bacon, cheese, and onion to each of the mini-quiches.

7.      Pour in the egg/cream filling. Be sure not to over-fill. It gets messy. Once all of the mini quiches is complete, bake them for twenty minutes.

8.      Remove the pan, and let cool before removing the quiches.