DEVILED CRAB QUICHE

Ingredients:

• 2 c All-purpose flour
• 1/2 ts Salt
• 1/2 ts Chili seasoning
• 1/4 c Cold margarine, diced
• 1/4 c Lard, diced
• 1/2 c Finely grated Cheddar cheese
• 3 tb Cold water
• 6 sl Bacon, chopped
• 2 Onion, chopped
• 4 oz Crabmeat, flaked
• 3 Eggs
• 2/3 c Half-and-half
• 1/2 ts Mustard powder
• 1/4 ts Cayenne pepper
• Salt to taste
• Tomato slices (opt)
• Italian parsley sprigs (opt)

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 400`F.
• (205`C.
• ).
• In a bowl, combine flour, salt and chili seasoning.
• Cut in margarine and lard until mixture resembles bread crumbs.
• Add cheese and mix well.
• Stir in cold water and mix to form a fairly firm dough.
• Knead gently on a floured surface and roll out pastry.
• Set a 10" flouted flan pan with a removable bottom on a baking sheet.
• Press pastry into flutes and trim edge neatly.
• Prick base with a fork.
• Line pastry with waxed paper and fill with dried beans.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Remove waxed paper and beans and bake 5-10 minutes more or until dry and lightly golden.
• Fry bacon 3 minutes.
• Add onion, cook 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat, mix with crabmeat.
• Spoon mixture into flan shell. Whisk eggs, half-and-half, mustard, cayenne and salt. Pour into flan shell. Bake 30-35 minutes or until set and lightly golden. Garnish with tomato and parsley, if desired, and serve warm or cold.