On Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:41:31a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it ~patches~?

> King's Crown wrote:
>
>> "King's Crown" > wrote in message
>> k.net...
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>>>"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message
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>>>
>>>>Anyone got a good recipe for a self-crusting quiche that I can make in
>>>>muffin tins to have for lunch? I made mini-quiches last week and they
>>>>were delicious but the pastry was way too much work for me to want to
>>>>do it again in a hurry... I'd love a recipe where I didn't have to
>>>>make pastry!
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>~Karen aka Kajikit
>>>>Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life
>>>>http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album -
>>>>http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit
>>>
>>>I experimented with a self-crusting recipe this morning. It's for a
>>>coconut pie, but altered it removing the sugar and coconut and adding
>>>bacon and cheddar cheese. That's as adventurous as I was feeling no
>>>onions, garlic or scallions. Anyhow it didn't turn out quite how I had
>>>wanted. Don't get me wrong it was really good. In fact with the
>>>bacon, cheese and butter I think my gall bladder is circling the drain
>>>as we speak.
>>>
>>>It did form a "sort of" crust. It had way too much liquid in it, but
>>>it made the egg very tender and that was really tasty. I'd cut back on
>>>the liquid though. That might help with the crust being so moist. It
>>>asked for 1 cup of butter and I added 1/2 cup thinking why would I need
>>>so much. I could probably go 1/4 cup on the butter. There was butter
>>>floating on the top when it came out of the oven. I used a spoon to
>>>remove it that's how much there was. I might have gotten a 1/4 cup off
>>>the top.
>>>
>>>Like I said I'm not going to throw it out. It's good, but it
>>>definitely needs so tweaking.
>>>
>>>Lynne
>>
>>
>> Well to my great surprise my children loved the Impossible Breakfast
>> Quiche. It's so rich I'm not feeling like having any today myself.
>>
>> Lynne
>>
>>
>
> I tried a few of the *impossible* recipes using Bisquick with no luck.
> It's funny as we like quiche but my family likes real crust not
> bisquick. They will eat bisquick dumplings and occasionally biscuits
> but that is about it.

My feelings precisely. I like the title of these things, however, because
it is *impossible* to make a real quiche with this method. As a product, I
like Bisquick, and also use it for drop dumplings, biscuits, shortcake,
etc., just not for a contrived lazy-man's quiche.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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