I used to not like quiche.  Most likely the reason for this is that I thought all quiche contained spinach because when my mother made quiche it was spinach quiche.  I am still not a huge fan of cooked spinach- will eat it in my salad all day long.  I like it fresh.  Of course I have since had quiche that did not contain spinach, and it was quite tasty, but quiche is not something I ever think about making.  I was at dinner last night to celebrate a friend’s birthday, and she was given a Le Creuset tarte tatin dish as a present.  We were talking about all the things you could make in it, and quiche came up as an option.  So, this morning, I started looking at some quiche recipes.  While this one would not be made in a Le Creuset tarte tatin dish, I particularly like this easy mini quiche recipe- probably because it has a lot of cheese, and cheese is good.

Easy Mini Quiche

Ingredients:

12 slices bread
1 onion, grated
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 cup milk
4 eggs
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 pinch black pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 muffin tins.
Trim or cut bread into circles. Place circles in bottom of muffin tins. Distribute the onion and shredded cheese evenly between the muffin tins.
In a medium bowl, combine milk, eggs, mustard and pepper. Divide between the muffin tins.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a quiche comes out clean.