Roquefort or Blue Cheese Quiche (Julia Child)

Posted here for safekeeping. You can use milk instead of cream.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 3  ounces Roquefort cheese or 3  ounces blue cheese
• 6  ounces cream cheese or 6  ounces cottage cheese
• 2  tablespoons  softened butter
• 3  tablespoons  whipping cream
• 2  eggs
•  salt
•  white pepper
•  cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 tablespoon  minced fresh chives or 1⁄2 teaspoon  minced green onion top
• 8  inches  pastry shells, partly cooked

Directions

1. To partly bake the pastry shell:
2. Bake in middle of oven at 400 degrees F. for 8-9 minutes.
3. For the filling:
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place oven rack in upper third of oven.
5. Beat cheese, butter and cream with a fork, then beat in the eggs.
6. Force the mixture through a sieve, to get rid of the lumps.
7. Season to taste and stir in the chives or green onion tops.
8. Pour into pastry shell.
9. Bake 25-30 minutes or til puffed and browned.