Gruyere Cheese Quiche Lorraine
From: Nathaly, Connecticut, USA
  • 1 [9-inch / 23-cm] pie shell
  • 4 ounces [113 g] Gruyere cheese, cut into fine strips
  • 6 ounces [170 g] lean bacon fried until crisp, crumbled
  • 5/8 cup [156 mL] light cream
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] white pepper
  • Preheat oven to 400°F [200°C].
  • Arrange pie shell, and its plate, onto a cookie sheet.
  • Garnish shell with Gruyere cheese strips; sprinkle with bacon crumbs.
  • Set aside.
  • Into a medium-size size bowl, well beat together cream, eggs, salt and white pepper.
  • Pour mixture all over bacon crumbs.
  • Bake, into the centre of the oven, for 25 to 30 minutes or until set, firm and golden brown.
  • Serve.