Holiday Appetizer Quiche

--CRUST:-- 1 1/2 cups unsifted all purpose flour

1 1/2 cups finely crushed butter-type

crackers 2/3 cup butter flavor shortening

--FILLING:-- 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese

2/3 cup chopped ham -- cooked Or

2/3 cup sausage -- cooked & Crumbled

-- or 2/3 cup pepperoni -- diced OR

bacon cooked and crumbled 3/4 cup thinly sliced green onions and tops

1/4 cup snipped fresh parsley

1 jar diced pimentos -- well drained (1/3

-- c.) 5 eggs

1 cup whipping cream

1 cup half and half

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees for crust, combine flour and cracker crumbs. Cut in butter flavor shortening until mixture resembles coarse corn meal. Sprinkle wi th 1/2 cup water, a tablespoon at a time. Toss with fork until crumbs are compl etely moistened. Press mixture into bottom of ungreased 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan. P rick crust with a fork. Sprinkle Swiss cheese, ham, onions, parsley, and pimien tos evenly over crust. Beat eggs, cream, half and half, salt, and pepper. Pour over filled crust. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until set. Cool for 5 minutes. Cut in 1 1/2 by 2 inch pieces. Serve warm. Makes 50 appetizers. NOTE: Crust may bubble during baking and need to be pricked with a fork again. Recipe from "One Million Recipes CD"

busted by Judy R.