Holiday Appetizer Quiche

• Crust
• 1 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose unsifted
• 1 1/2 cups crackers finely crushed butter-type
• 23 cup vegetable shortening butter flavor
• Filling
• 2 cups swiss cheese shredded
• 23 cup ham cooked , or 2/3 cup sausage cooked, crumbled , or 2/ 3 cup pepperoni, diced or bacon cooked and crumbled
• 3/4 cup scallions, spring or green onions thinly sliced, include tops
• 1/4 cup parsley leaves freshly snipped
• 13 cup pimentos well drained
• 5 large eggs
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup light cream (half&half)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 400F (200C) degrees for crust, combine flour and cracker crumbs.
2. Cut in butter flavor shortening until mixture resembles coarse corn meal.
3. Sprinkle with the 1/2 cup water, a tablespoon at a time.
4. Toss with fork until crumbs are compl etely moistened.
5. Press mixture into bottom of ungreased 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan.
6. Prick crust with a fork.
7. Sprinkle Swiss cheese, ham, onions, parsley, and pimientos evenly over crust.
8. Beat eggs, cream, half and half, salt, and pepper.
9. Pour over filled crust.
10. Bake at 400F (200C) degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until set.
11. Cool for 5 minutes.
12. Cut in 1 1/2 by 2 inch pieces.
13. Serve warm.
14. NOTE: Crust may bubble during baking and need to be pricked with a fork again.

crust, flour, crackers, vegetable shortening butter flavor, filling, swiss cheese, ham cooked, scallions, parsley, pimentos, eggs, heavy whipping cream, light cream, salt, black pepper

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/holiday-appetizer-quiche-40271 (may not work)