Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 pastry shell
- 1 c milk
- 1 c cream (heavy)
- 1 c cheese cheddar (shredded)
- 1/2 ts salt
- 1/8 ts tabasco sauce
* 1 unbaked 9 inch pastry shell; chilled. Preheat oven to 450F. Prick pastry shell with fork; bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Reduce oven temperature to 325F. In medium bowl beat together eggs, cream, milk, salt and tabasco sauce. Sprinkle cheese evenly over bottom of pastry shell. Pour in cream mixture. Bake 45 minutes Makes 6 servings. MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS: Prepare and bake pastry shell as directed above using glass microwave-safe pie plate. In 1-quart microwave-save bowl beat eggs, cream, milk, salt and tabasco sauce. Cook uncovered on high 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 minutes or until mixture is hot but has not begun to set. Sprinkle cheese evenly over bottom of pastry shell. Pour in hot egg mixture. Place in oven on inverted microwave-safe saucer. Cook uncovered on Medium (50% power) 8 minutes. Turn dish 1/2 turn. Continue to cook on Medium 7 to 10 minutes or until egg mixture is just set in center. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.