Quiche Lorraine

Ingredients

• White of an egg for brushing shell, save yolk and balance for custard
• ¼ lb sliced bacon
• ½ onion sliced
• ½ package of Shiitake Mushrooms - around 2.5 oz
  
• 2 cups cream (milk can be used but add an additional egg)
  
• 3 eggs (1 from brushing crust)
  
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup grated Gruyere Cheese (about ¼ lb or 110 grams)
  
• pinch pepper
• sprinkle nutmeg
• 1 tsp chopped chives (optional)
  

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375ºF
• Saute Bacon, when soft remove to a plate with a paper towel.
  
• In the bacon fat, now saute the onions and mushrooms and also put on a plate with a towel
• Scald the cream
  
• Beat the eggs and add the cream in a bowl
• Put the bacon, onions, mushrooms and cheese into the pie shell and add the egg/cream custard
• Sprinkle on nutmeg and chives
• Bake for 1 hour. The custard should puff up and a knife should come out clean
• Rest on a rack for 5 to 10 minutes and serve