Farm Fresh Quiche

Community Supported Agriculture - Our Sunday morning started off right with a quiche full of farm fresh ingredients!

Farm Fresh Quiche

Filling Ingredients

8 slices bacon (Dodge City Beef)

1/2 onion, chopped (Fruitful Hills)

1 garlic scape, diced fine (Fruitful Hills)

1 c. grated zucchini (Fruitful Hills)

4 eggs, beaten (Fruitful Hills)

1 c. milk

1c. half & half

1 T. flour

dash nutmeg

1 1/2 c. shredded Swiss cheese

sea salt

crust

1/2 c. all purpose flour

3/4 c. whole wheat flour (Acme Grain)

1/3 c. rounded Butter flavored Crisco

5 T. + ice water

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut bacon into 1" pieces. Cook in a skillet on medium low until browned. Remove bacon and drain on paper napkin. Cook onion and garlic scape in drippings until tender and slightly browned. Remove and add to the bacon to continue draining. 

Spread grated zucchini onto a clean kitchen towel. Sprinkle with salt. (This helps remove excess moisture and will allow the quiche to bake completely.)  

Prepare crust. Whisk together the white and wheat flour. Cut in the Crisco. Working in sections, sprinkle the ice water one tablespoon at a time, and then mix with a fork in that section. Continue around the bowl. This is more ice water than an all white four crust will use, but it helps bring the whole wheat flour together. More or less water may be required. When the dough comes together, pat into a flat disc. Place on floured surface, and roll out. 

To keep crust in shape, line the un-pricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake in 450 degree oven for 5 minutes. Remove foil and bake 5-7 minutes more.

While crust is baking, combine filling ingredients. When crust is finished baking, pour mixture into hot pie shell. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees and bake for 45-50 minutes until knife comes out clean. Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

Farm Fresh Quiche, pictured with a slice of sunflower whole wheat bread from New Traditionalist, and  a fresh cherry tomato from a work acquaintance's garden