
From Peter Christian's Tavern...
PC's Quiche
Serves 8 – 10
Pastry:
1. In a mixing bowl combine:
1 ¼ cup flour
¼ cup whole wheat flour
½ tsp salt.
2. With a pastry blender, cut in until mixture resembles oatmeal:
½ cup butter
3. In a measuring cup, whisk together:
1 egg
½ cup ice water.
4. Add water to flour mixture until you can make a ball out of the dough that
holds together well.
5. Roll out on a floured surface and fit into a 10” Quiche pan or pie plate.
Custard:
6. Combine well in a bowl using a whisk:
4 eggs
2 cups light cream (or 1 cup light and 1 cup heavy)
¼ cup sherry
Dash black pepper
Dash nutmeg
Dash cayenne pepper.
Cheese:
7. Have on hand:
4-6 cups grated cheese (We use a combination of Swiss, Mild Cheddar, and Mozzarella. At least half of the combination should be Swiss.)
Assemble:
8. Sprinkle in bottom of crust:
1 cup grated cheese
½ cup chopped scallions or cooked and cooled chopped onions.
9. Cover cheese and onions with:
1 – 2 cups cooked and cooled vegetables or meat of your choice.
10. Cover meat or vegetables with remaining cheese.
11. Pour custard over cheese within ¼” of the top of the crust.
12. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes.
13. Reduce heat to 325 and bake another 45 to 50 minutes until
Golden brown and slightly puffed on the edges.
14. Let quiche stand 15 to 20 minutes to set before cutting.
Mustard Chicken Cordon Bleau
Serves 4
1. Pound with a meat mallet to an even thickness:
4 8 oz. chicken breasts, skinned and boned
2. Spread the inside of each chicken breast with:
2-4 T Peter Christian's Original Mustard Sauce
3. Arrange on each chicken breast, over the mustard:
1 oz sliced ham (4 oz total)
4. Cut into four rectangular blocks, and place one in the
middle of each chicken breast:
½ lb. Swiss cheese
5. Wrap chicken breast loosely around the chunk of cheese.
6. Arrange the breasts in a shallow baking pan so that that they do not touch.
7. Spread over each chicken breast:
2 T Peter Christian's Original Mustard Sauce
8. Sprinkle evenly over all:
1 cup grated Swiss cheese.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until done.
Boursin
Makes about 1 cup
1. Combine and beat until smooth:
8 oz Softened cream cheese
1 T lemon juice
½ t garlic powder
½ t basil
½ t dill weed
¼ t black pepper
½ t parsley
½ t celery salt.