Quiche

Ingredients

• 1 and 1/4 cups flour 
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup (1/2 cube) butter cubed
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening (eg crisco) cubed
• 1/4 cup  ice water

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 medium yellow onion diced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup heavy cream
• package bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 12 oz shredded Gruyere cheese

Directions

• Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl
• Cut in the butter and shortening until it resembles coarse meal 
• Roughly mix in 1 Tablespoon water at a time using a fork
• Roll pastry into 6 inch disks, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hours

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• In large skillet, melt butter, add onion, salt, pepper and saute until golden
• Layer bacon over bottom of pie crust
• Layer onion over bacon
• Layer cheese over onion 
• In medium bowl whisk together eggs and cream, salt & pepper
• Poor over layers
• Bake 60 minutes 

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