Linze's Quiche

Submitted by Mom of Five

"I have doctored this recipe over the years; it's the favorite of my oldest daughter (I won't say how much she can eat by herself!). I make it using my own pastry. Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 quiche
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• pastry dough, for one 9 inch pie
• 10 ounces chopped spinach, cooked (and squeezed "dry")
• 1⁄2 cup ham, diced
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon red cayenne pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg

directions

1. 1. Prepare pastry. Sprinkle cheese, ham, and arrange spinach in pastry-lined pie plate.
2. 2. Beat eggs slightly, beat in remaining ingredients, except nutmeg.
3. 3. Pour egg mixture into pie plate and sprinkle nutmeg evenly on top.
4. 4. Cook, uncovered, at 425 degrees oven for 15 minutes.
5. 5. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees. Cook uncovered until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean, about 30 minutes longer.
6. 6. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.