LEMON QUICHE

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This is very refreshing quiche made with lemons and is great for a summer desert or with a salad on a hot day.

Provided by Britgal

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 1 pie, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (9 inch) prebaked pie crusts
4 lemons
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup milk or 1 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon flour

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Zest 1 lemon. Place the zest in a saucepan with the cream and milk and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  • Juice all the lemons including the zested one and strain.
  • With an electric mixer beat the sugar with the eggs until the mixture turns lemony yellow, add flour and beat some more to incorporate smoothly. Mix in the mlk-cream and lemon juice and pour into pie shell.
  • Bake for 25 to 35 minutes until puffed and set.
  • To decorate if you wish you can cut several long pieces of zest. Cut into fine strips. Cook 3 tbls sugar with strips for 10 minutes.
  • until candied. When cool arrange on top.
  • Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 329.6, Fat 22.1, SaturatedFat 10.2, Cholesterol 138, Sodium 179.3, Carbohydrate 28.1, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 13.4, Protein 6.5

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