Crabby Asparagus/tomato Quiche In A Cheezee Crust

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese or 1/4 cup romano cheese
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter or 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 -3 tablespoons ice water
• 2 tablespoons cold lemon juice
• 1 cup fresh asparagus, chopped,cooked
• 1 cup fresh crab or 1 cup imitation crabmeat
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 8 slices bacon, diced
• 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup cream cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup crumbled bread (1 slice)
• 4 roma tomatoes, sliced

Recipe

• 1 the pastry: you will need a 9" quiche pan, or deep pie plate.
• 2 in a medium mixing bowl, place the flour, grated cheese and salt.
• 3 cut the butter, (or solid vegetable shortening), into the mixture until it is crumbly.
• 4 mix the ice water and cold lemon juice together; add the liquid, tablespoon at a time and stir into the flour mixture, using just enough to bind the mixture.
• 5 if you need more liquid, add by drops at a time.
• 6 collect all moistened particles into a smooth but not sticky ball or dough.
• 7 wrap the ball of dough securely in waxed paper and chill in refrigerator for at least an hour before handling again.
• 8 with as little handling as possible, form dough into a round disk.
• 9 place disk on your pastry board and roll out large enough to fit over the edges of the quiche pan, or deep pie plate.
• 10 lift the pastry shell by rolling the dough onto your rolling-pin.
• 11 over your selected baking pan, roll in the opposite direction to release the pastry into the pan.
• 12 press lightly in the pan bottom and against the sides.
• 13 pierce the bottom of the pastry with a fork- this will prevent pastry from lifting during the baking process.
• 14 preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
• 15 the filling: saute onions, mushrooms and seasonings in butter, over medium-high heat.
• 16 fry bacon until crisp; drain and crumble- set aside.
• 17 in a little of the bacon drippings, saute crab meat.
• 18 cream together ricotta, cream cheese and parmesan; blend in the milk; add beaten eggs; fold in cooked asparagus, bacon, crabmeat, bread crumbles, onions and mushrooms.
• 19 pour into pastry-lined pan.
• 20 arrange tomato slices around the edge (make it look pretty).
• 21 bake in 425f preheated oven, for 10 minutes.
• 22 lower temperature to 350f and bake 25 minutes longer.
• 23 remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.