Cheese and Onion Quiche Recipe

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Cheese and Onion Quiche

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Ingredients:

		Pastry Crust:
1	cup	All purpose flour
1	tbsp	Butter
1	tbsp	Corn oil
2	tbsp	Water, cold
		Filling:
1	tbsp	Butter
1		Onion, large
3		Eggs, large
4	tbsp	Cream, whipping
4	tbsp	Grated Gruyere cheese

Procedures:

1	PASTRY CRUST:
2	Sift the all purpose flour into a mixing bowl.
3	Combine with the corn oil, butter and a dash of salt. Mix well until the texture resembles bread crumbs.
4	Add the cold water, and mix well to form a dough. Knead lightly and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
5	FILLING:
6	Chop the onions into cubes.
7	In a frying pan, saute the onions in butter. Set aside.
8	In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs well. Add the cream and grated gruyere cheese and mix well.
9	QUICHE:
10	Roll out the pastry dough in an 8-inch round baking dish.
11	Spread the fried onions on the bottom of the pastry crust.
12	Pour in the egg and cheese mixture. - Bake in a preheated oven for approximately half an hour - until the filling has set. Temperature of oven should be set at 400 degrees Farenheit. Garnish with chopped chives or parsley.