Copper Country Quiche Food

COUNTRY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large skillet, cook the sausage until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Then remove with a slotted spoon and reserve.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the baking powder, tomatoes and eggs together. Add the cooked sausage and the cheese to the egg mixture and stir together with a large spoon. Add salt and pepper and divide the mixture between both unbaked pie shells. Bake until the filling is set, about 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

COPPER MOUNTAIN QUICHE

Steps:

• Combine the butter, cream cheese, and 1 cup of the flour in a small bowl. Mix with a pastry blender or fork, cutting the butter and cream cheese into the flour until a consistently crumbly mixture is formed.
• Place the flour mixture in a 10" pie plate or quiche pan, and press evenly to form a crust. Refrigerate. Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
• Cook the spinach in a pot of lightly salted boiling water, drain well, and chop. Drain the spinach again on paper towels to remove all excess moisture.
• In a large bowl, combine the spinach with the two tablespoons flour. Add the cheddar and Swiss cheeses, eggs, mayonnaise, milk, bacon bits or crumbled bacon, mushrooms, and green onions.
• Pour the mixture into the chilled pastry shell and bake for 1 hour, or until set. Serve warm.

COUNTRY HAM QUICHE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and half-and-half.
• Stir in ham, cheeses, pepper and red pepper.
• Pour mixture into the prepared pastry shell.
• Bake in a 350 oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
• Garnish as desired.

OLD COUNTRY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a 9 inch quiche dish with the pastry and flute the edges. Fill with dry beans and bake for 15 minutes or until light brown. Discard the beans and cool on a rack.
• Meanwhile, in a 6 inch nonstick skillet, melt the butter over moderately high heat. Add the onion and saute for 5 minutes or until soft and then transfer to a medium size bowl. Toss with the cheese, bacon and flour. Spread in the pie crust.
• In the same bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk, salt and nutmeg. Pour over the pie mixture and bake, uncovered for 35 minutes or until the center is set.

COUNTRY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Melt the butter in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Saute onions for 5 minutes, or until tender.
• Transfer the onions and next 3 ingredients to a bowl.
• Combine the eggs, milk and nutmeg in another bowl.
• Season with salt to taste and stir in onion mixture.
• Pour into pie shell and bake 25-35 minutes or until center is set.

QUICHE WITH COUNTRY HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the ham and saute until just starting to brown.
• Place the potatoes in a small saucepan and cover with vegetable oil. Cook over low heat until the oil just starts to bubble and the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the potatoes and place on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Meanwhile, line a 9-inch pie pan with the prepared pie crust and pierce with a fork. Cover with parchment and fill with the dried beans. Blind bake the crust for 10 minutes. Let cool, then carefully remove and discard the paper and beans.
• In a medium bowl, beat together the eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper. Layer the empty pie shell with the potatoes, ham, and 1/2 cup of the cheese. Pour the egg mixture over the filling. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the green onions over the top. Bake on the bottom rack of the oven until the center just sets and the top is golden, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing.

COUNTRY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Spray 15 x 10-inch (40 x 25 cm) jelly-roll pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle bread crumbs over bottom of pan. Scatter ham, vegetables, green onions and cheese in pan.
• Whisk eggs, milk and cayenne pepper just until blended. Pour over ingredients in pan.
• Bake in preheated 350°F (180°C) oven until egg mixture is just set, about 25 minutes. Do not overbake. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Cut into rectangles and serve hot, warm or at room temperature.

COUNTRY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain (reserving 1 tablespoon of grease) crumble bacon and set aside. Heat reserved bacon grease in skillet and saute onion until soft.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, flour, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper. Add bacon, onion, mozzarella and cheddar cheese; mix well. Pour mixture into pie crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until lightly brown on top and firm in the middle. Serve warm.

COPPER COUNTRY QUICHE

Steps:

• In food processor with steel blade or in large mixer bowl, cut butter and cream cheese into the 1 c flour until mixture forms a smooth dough. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Roll doughh out to fit a 9" pie pan or quiche pan. Freeze 10 minutes.
• In a large saucepan, cook the spinach over medium heat for a few minutes, until the spinach wilts, Drain and chop. Drain on paper towel.
• In a large bowl, combine spinach with the remaininng 2 Tbsp flour, Mix in the remaining ingredients. Pour into prepared pie shell.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes until quiche has set in the center.