PETITE QUICHES

This recipe is from a 1970s Kraft Foods grocery store give-away flier.

Pastry for a 9-inch pastry shell
2/3 cup half & half cream
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 tsp salt
dash of pepper
4-ozs KRAFT Natural Swiss Cheese Slices, chopped
1 tbsp flour
4 crisply cooked bacon slices, crumbled

Line 24 miniature muffin cups with the pastry; set aside.

Combine half and half, eggs, and seasonings; mix well. Toss cheese with the flour; add cheese and bacon to the mixture. Fill muffin shells two-thirds full with the egg mixture. Bake at 325 degrees 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned.

Variation: Line bottom and 1-inch up the sides of an 8-inch square pan with the pastry. Pour cheese and egg mixture into pastry shell. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned.

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MOM RUTHERFORD'S BREAKFAST QUICHE

This recipe is one served by Johnny Rutherford's mother many years ago. Johnny Rutherford was a famous Race Car Driver and a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 back in the 70s and 80s. His mother shared this recipe with many race fans. The Rutherford's are from Ft. Worth, Texas.

6 slices of bread, buttered on both sides
1 lb hot or regular sausage
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
6 eggs, beaten
1 small can evaporated milk
jalapeno peppers, optional

Place the buttered bread slices in the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Brown sausage, drain thoroughly on paper towels. Crumble sausage over bread. Sprinkle cheese evenly over the sausage. Beat eggs slightly; blend with milk and pour over cheese. Halve, seed and dice peppers (if using) and sprinkle over the top. Bake in a 350-degree oven 40 minutes covered. Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer.

This quiche freezes well. Cut into squares before freezing and reheat in the microwave or conventional oven.

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BREAKFAST OR BRUNCH QUICHE

1 pastry crust for a 9-inch quiche pan

1 1/2 cups Half & Half cream
4 eggs
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 tbsp flour
1/4 cup sliced green onion
1 tsp dried parsley flakes
pinch of nutmeg
salt and pepper to suit your taste
5 slices bacon, cooked (just until done)and drained
5 links breakfast sausages, (cooked just until done) and drained

Line the quiche pan with the pastry crust. Toss Swiss cheese with the flour. Add the onion, parsley flakes, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle the mixture on the bottom of the pastry shell in the pan. Using a whisk, mix eggs with half and half until well whisked. Pour into the pastry shell. Bake 35 minutes at 375 degrees. Place bacon and sausage on top of the quiche in a pinwheel fashion rotating the bacon then a sausage. Return to oven and bake another 10 minutes.

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