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Spinach Quiche
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
 
Servings: 7
Author: Jayne
Ingredients
Pastry
  • 1 ¾ C flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 stick butter + 2 tbsp
  • 2 tbsp shortening
  • 5 tbsp ice water
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup blanched and chopped spinach with water pressed out of it
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 bunch scallions, white part only
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 4 eggs
  • ¾ c each heavy cream and ½ and ½
  • ½ c gruyere grated
Instructions
  1. Pastry

  2. Combine the flour, salt, butter, and shortening in a mixing bowl or food processor. Add ice water a tablespoon at a time. Mix until the dough forms a cohesive ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 25 minutes before rolling out. Line a nine-inch plate with the dough. Fill with dry beans to weight the pastry down and bake at 350 degree for 8 minutes. Cool to room temperature.

  3. Filling
  4. Sauté the onions in 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the spinach to the onions and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Distribute the mixture evenly over the bottom of the pie shell.
  5. With a wire whip, combine the eggs, cream, ½ and ½ . Add the gruyere and pour the mixture over the spinach. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes. Allow ten minutes to cool before slicing.