Quiche Lorraine Squares

Name: Quiche Lorraine Squares
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2/3 cup cold Land O Lakes Butter; 4 to 5 tablespoons cold water; 1 Land O Lakes Egg, separated; 12 (3/4-ounce) slices Land O Lakes Swiss Cheese, chopped; 1 pound crisply cooked bacon, crumbled; 1/4 cup sliced 1/8-inch green onions; 1 quart (4 cups) Land O Lakes Half & Half; 6 Land O Lakes Eggs; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; Dash red pepper

14 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup cold Land O Lakes Butter
4 to 5 tablespoons cold water
1 Land O Lakes Egg, separated
12 (3/4-ounce) slices Land O Lakes Swiss Cheese, chopped
1 pound crisply cooked bacon, crumbled
1/4 cup sliced 1/8-inch green onions
1 quart (4 cups) Land O Lakes Half & Half
6 Land O Lakes Eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Dash red pepper

Directions

1

Heat oven to 375F.
2

Stir together flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt in bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3

Mix in enough water until flour is just moistened.
4

Shape into ball.
5

Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface into 16x12-inch rectangle.
6

Place onto bottom and up sides of 13x9-inch ungreased baking pan; crimp or flute crust.
7

Beat 1 egg white in bowl with fork until frothy.
8

Brush on pastry.
9

Sprinkle cheese over pastry; sprinkle with bacon and green onions.
10

Whisk 1 egg yolk and all remaining ingredients together in bowl until well mixed.
11

Pour over bacon and green onions.
12

Bake 45-55 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
13

Let stand 15 minutes.