Spinach Quiche

Ingredients

• 3 small eggs
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 lb fresh spinach
• salt (to taste)
• fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
• 1 quiche pastry dough (recipe here #35153, or 1 single pie crust)
• 3/4 cup grated gruyere cheese (Swiss ok)
• 1 pinch mace
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

1. 1

   Beat eggs; add cream, then beat again.

2. 2

   Wash the spinach under water, and remove all the stems, piling the wet spinach into a large pot, adding no water.

3. 3

   Cook over medium heat, turning and stirring, for 5 minutes; then drain thoroughly in a colander, squeezing the spinach dry.

4. 4

   Take a pair of kitchen scissors and snip the drained spinach into tiny pieces.

5. 5

   Season the spinach to taste with salt and pepper.

6. 6

   Line pie pan with pastry or crust; place spinach in crust, top with grated cheese, add cream, sprinkle with mace, then dot with small bits of butter.

7. 7

   Place pie pan on a cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 40 minutes or until domed and light brown.

8. 8

   Cool 30 minutes before slicing and serving.