Recipe name:
Deviled Crab Quiche
Recipe category:
Appetizers
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Recipe detials:
2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Chili seasoning 1/4 c Cold margarine, diced 1/4 c Lard, diced 1/2 c Finely grated Cheddar cheese 3 tb Cold water 6 sl Bacon, chopped 2 Onion, chopped 4 oz Crabmeat, flaked 3 Eggs 2/3 c Half-and-half 1/2 ts Mustard powder 1/4 ts Cayenne pepper Salt to taste Tomato slices (opt) Italian parsley sprigs (opt) Preheat oven to 400'F. (205'C.). In a bowl, combine flour, salt and chili seasoning. Cut in margarine and lard until mixture resembles bread crumbs. Add cheese and mix well. Stir in cold water and mix to form a fairly firm dough. Knead gently on a floured surface and roll out pastry. Set a 10" flouted flan pan with a removable bottom on a baking sheet. Press pastry into flutes and trim edge neatly. Prick base with a fork. Line pastry with waxed paper and fill with dried beans. Bake 15 minutes. Remove waxed paper and beans and bake 5-10 minutes more or until dry and lightly golden. Fry bacon 3 minutes. Add onion; cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat; mix with crabmeat. Spoon mixture into flan shell. Whisk eggs, half-and-half, mustard, cayenne and salt. Pour into flan shell. Bake 30-35 minutes or until set and lightly golden. Garnish with tomato and parsley, if desired, and serve warm or cold. |