Sun-drenched Quiche

Ingredients

130 gr flour
16 gr salt
28 gr butter
36 gr shortening
45 ml ice water
22 gr green onion
16 ml olive oil
220 gr mozzarella cheese
18 gr basil
20 gr parmesan cheese
30 gr sun tomatoes
4 eggs
1 gr black pepper
1 gr pepper nutmeg

Instructions

For pastry, in a large mixing bowl stir together flour and the half teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening and butter or margarine till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle on water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with a fork till pastyr is moist enough to hold together. Shape dough into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Wrap in palstic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Roll apstry between 2 sheets of waxed paper into an 28 cm circle. Ease pastry into a 23 cm pie plate; trim and flute edge. In a small skillet cook green onion in hot oil over medium heat about 1 mintue. Spread in bottom of prepared crust. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese, basil, parmesan cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes into crust. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, half and half, or ligth cream, salt, pepper, red pepper, and nutmeg. Pour egg mixture evenly into crust. Bake in a 425� oven for 15 mintues. Reduce oven temperature to 375� and bakd about 25 minutes more or till filling is just set in center. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before cutting into wedges.