Pumpkin Quiche Food

SAVORY PUMPKIN QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, pumpkin and milk until blended. Stir in bacon, mushrooms, onion and pepper. Toss cheese with flour; stir into egg mixture. Pour into pie crust., Bake on a lower oven rack 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

SAVORY PUMPKIN QUICHE

Steps:

• Combine pumpkin, bacon, onion, green pepper, mushrooms, and eggs.
• Gradually add evaporated milk.
• Toss together flour and Parmesan.
• Fold into pumpkin mixture.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake at 375 degrees for one hour.

SAVORY PUMPKIN QUICHE WITH CARAMELIZED BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until fully rendered and caramelized, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the bacon from the pan and add the onions; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are browned and tender, around 15 minutes. Return the bacon to the pan along with the sage. Cook for 1 more minute.
• Whisk together the pumpkin puree, eggs and cream in a large bowl. Whisk in the onion mixture. Pour into the prepared crust and bake until set, 30 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Whisk together the cheese, olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and toss in the arugula.
• Cut the quiche into 8 equal portions. Top the quiche with the salad and serve.

PUMPKIN QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190DegC (375degF).
• Sprinkle cheese over pastry base.
• Melt butter in a pan and lightly fry spring onions for 2 minutes.
• Add spices, egg yolks, cream or milk and pumpkin.
• Whisk egg whites until stiff, fold into mixture, then pour filling mix into case slowly.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes, then lower heat 180degC (350degF) and bake a further 30 minutes.

SPINACH PUMPKIN QUICHE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine sweet potato, squash, and carrots. Pour in enough water to cover vegetables. Cook over low heat until very tender, about 40 minutes. Drain and mash. Allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Grease a 12" pie pan.
• Add to the mashed pumpkin mixture, 2 eggs, butter, olive oil, 1/2 tsp salt, brown sugar, curry powder, cumin, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Puree mixture in blender or food processor.
• In food processor or blender, combine spinach, 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, and half and half. Puree until smooth. Stir in 2 Tbs bread crumbs. If mixture is still liquidy, add more bread crumbs. Pour spinach mixture into pie pan, flattening with a spoon.
• Gently pour squash mixture on top of spinach layer. Flatten partially with a spoon, but leave a few waves. Do not spread squash mixture all the way to edges of pan; allow spinach mixture to 'peek' through edges. Using a spoon, gently stir the two mixtures to create a marbled effect. Do not overmix.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until set in center.