Nancy's Fresh Salmon Quiche Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cold butter (1 stick)
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• 1 1/2 cups grated swiss cheese
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2-2 cups cooked fresh salmon, flaked
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
• dill sprigs, for decoration

Recipe

• 1 for crust: combine flour, butter and cream cheese in a food processor or place flour in a bowl and cut in butter and cream cheese by hand, being careful to not over-work it, working quickly so as not to melt butter with warmth of hands. form dough into a ball. chill dough for at least 30 minutes (can also be made a day ahead).
• 2 roll out onto a floured surface to fit a 9" quiche or pie pan.
• 3 fit pie crust in pan and refrigerate until ready to use. (can be refrigerated a day ahead, making sure to cover with plastic wrap).
• 4 for filling: preheat oven 375 degrees fahrenheit.
• 5 sprinkle breadcrumbs over bottom of unbaked crust.
• 6 in a medium bowl, mix parmesan and swiss cheese. distribute the cheeses evenly over breadcrumbs.
• 7 arrange salmon over cheeses.
• 8 in a bowl, mix eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper until blended and pour over contents in pie shell.
• 9 sprinkle chopped dill over top.
• 10 bake in middle of oven until quiche is set and golden brown, about 35 - 40 minutes. allow to cool slightly, decorate with dill sprigs and serve.