Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2012

This was very nice, maybe my first time ever making a quiche. I tried to make it exactly as possible, but had to increase the cooking time to 35 minutes. By then, the crust edges were getting close to burning, so I stopped. Unfortunately, the quiche was fairly runny (liquid, as opposed to just oozing); this is a common problem with fruit pies I make, probably because I live at a high elevation. Despite not getting the consistency right, I thought the taste was wonderful - I'm not sure I've ever cooked with Gruyere. It is fairly easy to make, so I'll go ahead and recommend it.

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SPOOTY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2011

This was ok. Seemed to lack flavour actually. And definitely did not need a pinch of salt - the ham made it salty enough.

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prittykitty74

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2010

I used the suggested 1 1/2 cups of half and half and a little more ham. I also, used a deep dish pan and since I was using the pre-made crust, the top of the crust was below the top of the dish, but I was glad that I did it that way 'cos as others have said...I think it would have overflowed. I also added a little pepper. Very good recipe. Rich without being heavy.

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Cruzer5CA

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Santa Cruz, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2010

It's been 30 years since I have made a quiche. I needed to make a dish for my daughter's 2nd grade class representing her heritage. I found my mom's old quiche pans packed away. I liked this recipe because it was simple and I am guessing will be well liked by her classmates. I made a test run today and used store bought crust to line the pan. I did keep it in the oven an extra 10 or so minutes in order to get the golden color. Absolutely perfect looking and tasting. Thanks for posting the recipe.

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Rosco

Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2010

This is a good basic recipe that only needs a few changes. A whole onion is WAY too much. 1/2 is plenty. Use the deep dish crust. Otherwise, there is too much filling. Also, you want to pre-bake the frozen crust for 10 minutes to avoid sogginess. I added garlic powder (1 tbl.) and cayenne (1/2 tbl) as recommended. I used half and half instead of milk and cut it down to 1 1/2 cups. There is no need to heat the egg and milk mixture before pouring it on top of the cheese/ham mixture. This keeps it from filling in the cracks. And it never hurts to throw in some mushrooms and extra ham!

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Bigmama's Granddaughter

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Florence, Alabama, USA

Living In: Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2010

I've made it twice and it is perfect. Easy and delicious. Just a clssic quiche!

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Lally Long

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2009

I took the advice of some other reviewers, and reduced the amount of milk (to 1 cup skim & 1/2 cup fat free half-and-half), and even so it barely fit in the pie crust. I also used monterey jack cheese, and included sauteed mushrooms with the sauteed onion. I used a little more nutmeg than the original recipe called for, and a little garlic powder. I didn't have a ham steak, so I used deli meat -- given the choice, I think I'd go with a chopped up ham steak, but the chopped up deli meat wasn't bad. It also took an extra 15 minutes to cook. But the result was fantastic! My fiance had two pieces, plus some more for breakfast the next morning (and he never eats breakfast). Will definitely make this again.

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Jolie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Buffalo, New York, USA

Living In: Rockville, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

This is a great recipe. I used 1.5 cups heavy cream rather than the 2 cups milk in the recipe. I had a bit of a problem when cooking the mixture of eggs and cream as lumps formed. I used a double boiler the second time I made the quiche, but lumps still formed. I am a beginner cook. But I would recommend making sure you stir the mixture fervently and stand over it to assure the lumps don't form.

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erin

Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2009

I really enjoyed this quiche, but it takes some time, quite a lot more than the recipe indicates. All the quiches I've made in the past you just poured the egg/milk mixture in on the filling ingredients and popped it in the oven. With this recipe, I spent at least 30 minutes at the stove just stirring the custard until it began to thicken and I was starting to think it NEVER was going to show signs of thickening! I used more than 1/3 cup of ham, that sounded like way too little, I probably used about a cup of diced ham (from a ham steak), which I browned in a skillet until all the excess water cooked out of it (it would have left my quiche pretty runny if I hadn't done that). I also added some sauteed mushrooms. I had maybe 1/2 cup more egg mixture than would fit in the crust because of the extra filling ingredients. The 30 minute cook time was perfect, I had brown crust and the egg filling was set. You do really have to spend some time cooking that filling on the stove over low heat though to get it to the point that it's beginning to thicken. I am not entirely sure that the result was worth the extra effort, but it was a very nice textured quiche.

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chellebelle

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Olympia, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2009

This was very tasty, and I didn't have a problem with it being too liquidy. However, I did make the huge blunder of picking up a graham cracker crust at the store to bake it in -- D'OH! Laziness did me in; I should have just made one myself. We had to eat the quiche scraped out of the sweet crust. Of course, that's not the recipe writer's fault, only my own. I should have been paying more attention. Hopefully someone here can learn from my mistake! Oh yes, I also substituted regular onions out for scallions instead, and this worked very well.

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