Quiche Surprise
By: Giangi Townsend
Published: Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 9:05am

Ingredients




1 Puff pasty sheet (Pepperidge Farm), thawed
4 tomatoes
1 cup frozen peas thawed
1 teaspoon sugar
½ of a can of artichoke hearts
5-6 slices bacon sliced thinly and blanched (optional- did not used them this time)
3 eggs
1-cup heavy cream
½ cup shredded Gruyere cheese
1-tablespoon butter
Salt and pepper

Preparation

1 Preheat oven at 400° 2 Roll out the puff pastry sheet to fit a 9” pie dish. Butter and flour the pie dish. Place the pasty and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Meanwhile peel cut and removes all seed from the tomatoes. Chop them roughly, salt and pepper them. 3 Bring a pan with water, salt and sugar to a boil. Poach the peas in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain well and set aside. 4 Blanch the bacon in boiling water for 3 minutes, drain and crisp them on a nonstick frying pan. Place the crisp bacon on the bottom of the pie pan and push them in a bit. Add the peas, artichoke and tomatoes. 5 Beat together the eggs, heavy cream and the Gruyere cheese and pour over the vegetables. 6 Lower the heat to 375° and cook for 15 minutes, then cover with a paper towel and continue to cook for 30-40 minutes.

About

am very selective on the quality of the food I prepare for my family and friends. Throughout the years I have developed a loyalty towards some brands over others. Eggs are an important part of our breakfast.  I do prepare, for my son, scramble eggs every other days for breakfast.  I have always used Land O Lakes brown Eggs for that. To my surprise I have been contacted by Land O Lakes to use their eggs and post a recipe.  They did not have to convince me to hard, I really love their eggs  and only buy them. All Land of Lakes Eggs are 
“eggstraordinary,” because they are produced by hens fed a premium vegetarian whole grain diet consisting primarily of whole ground corn and soybean meal, with no added hormones, antibiotics, animal fats or animal by-products. These eggs are gathered at the peak of the hens’ egg-laying cycles, which can make the eggs more delicious. 
Courtesy of Land O Lakes I  am posting tonight 2 recipes made with the eggs.  The following recipes are two of my favorites ones: Quiche Surprise and Tarte aux Pommes.  Bonne Nuit..