Roquefort or Blue Cheese Quiche (Julia Child)

Ingredients

• 3 ounces Roquefort cheese or blue cheese
• 6 ounces cream cheese or cottage cheese
• 2 tablespoons softened butter
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream
• 2 eggs
• salt
• white pepper
• cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon minced fresh chives or 1/2 teaspoon minced green onion top
• 8 inches pastry shells, partly cooked

Directions

1. 1

   To partly bake the pastry shell:

2. 2

   Bake in middle of oven at 400 degrees F. for 8-9 minutes.

3. 3

   For the filling:.

4. 4

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place oven rack in upper third of oven.

5. 5

   Beat cheese, butter and cream with a fork, then beat in the eggs.

6. 6

   Force the mixture through a sieve, to get rid of the lumps.

7. 7

   Season to taste and stir in the chives or green onion tops.

8. 8

   Pour into pastry shell.

9. 9

   Bake 25-30 minutes or til puffed and browned.