bacon and cheese quiche

Now, we had guests over for dinner tonight. Chaney says that men should name food because 'quiche' sounds like a bunch of vegetables and should be spelled 'keesh'. Instead, he refers to it as the 'breakfast pie'. Lol. Overall, it was delicious! I did not use an uncooked, refrigerator pie crust like the recipe called for. I made my own. So, if you want to make it easier on yourself, just buy a premade, uncooked pie crust. If not, make one like I did. And I have to apologize. I forgot to take pictures until after we had served everything!

Ingredients (pie crust):

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup butter (or 1 stick), unsalted, very cold and cut into 1/2 inch cubes

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of white sugar

4 tablespoons of ice water

Combine flour, salt and sugar in food processor. Pulse to mix. Add the butter. Pulse until mixture resembles a coarse meal, with pea size butter flecks. Add ice water 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing in between. Pinch crumbly dough each time. If it sticks together, it's ready. Remove dough and place in a mound on a clean surface. Smash the dough together into a partially flattened disk. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour (can be up to 2 days). After the hour, lightly flour a surface and roll out into a 10" circle. Lay over pie plate and press slightly down to make sure the dough runs along the bottom and sides of the pie plate. Cover and Place back into fridge while bacon is cooking (read below).

Ingredients (quiche):

Pie crust (either refrigerated or made above)

1 tablespoon of butter

12 pieces of bacon, cooked and crumbled

8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese

4 eggs

2 cups heavy cream

3/4 teaspoon of salt

Preheat oven to 425F. Cook bacon and then crumble. Take crust out of the fridge. Melt the butter and brush the crust all over with it. Alternate spreading cheese and bacon in layers. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add the heavy cream and salt and beat together. Pour over the bacon and cheese layers. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn the oven down to 325F and bake an additional 40 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.