Mushroom Quiche

 Dough

• 1 1/2 C flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 100 gr butter, cold, cut into small cubes
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1 Tbs water (if needed)

Place all the above ingredients into the food processor to prepare the dough. It can be prepared without food processor, too.

Ingredients

• 500 gr button mushrooms, cut into quarters or slices
• 2 Tbs oil
• 2 onions, chopped or thinly sliced
• 1 tsp salt
• a pinch of pepper
• 250 ml creme fraiche 15 % or 9 % cream cheese
• 2 eggs
• a pinch of nutmeg
• 2 C gruyere cheese, grated

Directions

1. Fit dough into a round or square pie pan. Make some holes with a fork.
2. Freeze the dough.
3. Before baking, place baking paper over frozen dough. Fill with dried beans.
4. Bake for about 15 minutes.
5. Remove from oven. Remove beans and baking paper.
6. Return to oven for about 10 more minutes.
7. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Cook onions. Add mushrooms and cook until all liquid has evaporated. Let the mixture cool.
8. Sprinkle 1/4 of the grated cheese over the bottom of the crust.
9. Spread cooled mushroom - onion mixture evenly.
10. Sprinkle 1/4 of the cheese over the mushroom mixture.
11. In a bowl whisk together cream cheese or cream, eggs, salt, pepper and nutmeg
12. Pour this mixture over mushrooms.
13. Sprinkle the remaining grated cheese over the top.
14. Bake on 190 C preheated oven for about 30 minutes.