Quiche Lorraine I

Quiche Lorraine I
Quiche Lorraine I

• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
• 12 slices bacon
• 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
• 1/3 cup minced onion
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups light cream
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon white sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. Place bacon in a large skillet, and fry over medium-high heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels, then chop coarsely. Sprinkle bacon, cheese and onion into pastry shell.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, salt, sugar and cayenne pepper. Pour mixture into pastry shell.
4. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), and bake an additional 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean. Allow quiche to sit 10 minutes before cutting into wedges.