Broccoli Quiche

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 dash salt
• 1/2 cup crisco shortening
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup broccoli, chopped, rinsed and drained (frozen works well, too(thaw it first)
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash nutmeg (sounds weird(is necessary)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup swiss cheese
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 pie crust:.
• 2 place flour and salt in bowl. stir to mix.
• 3 cut in shortening with fork until crumbs are the size of croutons.
• 4 add water.
• 5 mix with table fork until well blended.
• 6 dust rolling pin with flour on all sides.
• 7 roll dough out on lightly floured dough board to between 1/16" and 1/8" thick.
• 8 roll dough loosely around rolling pin and hold over 9" pie pan.
• 9 unroll into pie pan.
• 10 press dough down into crevices of pie pan, making sure it drapes over the edges.
• 11 trim dough edges (it's good to allow about 1/4" or so over the edge of the pan. dough shrinks in cooking.).
• 12 place in 350 degree oven for 5 to 10 minutes, just till it's dry.
• 13 using a plastic spatula, press out bubbles.
• 14 set aside.
• 15 filling:.
• 16 in a small bowl, beat eggs with a fork, just lightly.
• 17 place eggs and rest of ingredients in the dried pie crust.
• 18 place on center rack of oven.
• 19 bake at 350 degrees 45 minutes, or till a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 20 remove from oven. let stand 5 minutes.
• 21 serve with fruit salad or light soup (or both! :-).