Breakfast Quiche

Photo: flickr user sleepyneko

Ingredients

1 pastry shell

1 onion, chopped

1 tablespoon butter

1/8 teaspoon ground thyme

1 bay leaf

1/2 pound bacon, cut into pieces

5 eggs

2 egg yolks

1 cup half & half

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

pound shredded Swiss cheese

Preparation

Saute onion in 1 tbs margarine. Add thyme and bay leaf. Remove bay leaf after onion is transparent. Cook bacon in separate skillet until crisp, then drain. Blend eggs, extra yolks, half & half, and nutmeg. Place bacon, onion, and cheese in pastry shell. Cover with egg mixture. Place large pot lid upside down and pre-heat Dutch oven. Bake in Dutch oven until knife inserted near center comes out clean.