Easy Quiche Lorraine

My mom's recipe for quiche, easy and delicious! You can add pretty much any kind of veggies or meat to this recipe to suit your own tastes.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 quiche

Ingredients

• Crust

• 1  cup flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup shortening
• 3 -4  tablespoons cold water

• Filling

•  coarsely chopped onion
• 1  cup  shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 4  eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1  dash nutmeg

Directions

1. For crust, combine flour and salt. Add shortening and cut in with pastry blender until dough resembles cornmeal. Add water one tablespoon at a time just until dough sticks together. Roll out on floured surface and place in greased 9 inch pie plate, crimping edges.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
3. For filling, fry onions in a skillet just until tender.
4. Place onions and cheese in pie crust.
5. In a medium bowl, combine milk, eggs, salt, flour and nutmeg. Whisk until smooth.
6. Pour over onions and cheese.
7. Bake quiche in 350 F oven for 40-45 minutes.