Hillary's Vegetarian Quiche

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 -4 tablespoons ice water
• 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 small bunch spinach, chopped (8 oz. )
• 1/4 lb mushroom, sliced
• 2 cups grated swiss cheese (1/2 lb.total) or 2 cups provolone cheese (1/2 lb.total) or 2 cups cheddar cheese (1/2 lb.total)
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 for crust:.
• 2 cut shortening into flour and salt until it resembles coarse meal.
• 3 sprinkle with ice water as needed and toss gently just until dough ball forms; do not overmix.
• 4 cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• 5 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 6 on floured board roll dough into 13-inch circle.
• 7 fit into 10-inch porcelain quiche pan, cover with waxed paper and weigth with beans or pie weights;bake 15 minutes.
• 8 remove beans or weights; brush bottom and sides of crust with beaten yolk.
• 9 reduce oven heat to 375 degrees.
• 10 for filling:.
• 11 melt butter in medium skillet.
• 12 add onion,spinach and mushrooms and saute until onion is translucent, about 8 minutes.
• 13 sprinkle cheese(s) into crust; top with spinach mixture.
• 14 blend remaining ingredients and pour over spinach.
• 15 bake 1 hour until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
• 16 serve warm or at room temperature.