Servings: 1 Quiche, 4 to 6 servings

1¼ cups all-purpose flour 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup butter ⅓ cup butter
2 tbsp ice water 2 tbsp ice water
 
Filling: subheading: Filling:
3 eggs 3 eggs
1¼ cups whipping cream 1¼ cups whipping cream
1 tsp mixed herbs 1 tsp mixed herbs
dash black pepper dash black pepper
dash salt dash salt
1 cup diced smoked ham 1 cup diced smoked ham
1½ cups grated Cheddar or Jarlsberg cheese 1½ cups grated Cheddar or Jarlsberg cheese
Dash paprika Dash paprika

Measure flour into a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until coarse crumbs form. Add ice water, mixing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Wrap. Chill for 1 hour.
Roll dough out to fit bottom and sides of a 9-inch quiche pan. Prick dough with a fork. Bake pie shell at 425 degrees for about 10 minutes.
For filling, beat eggs and cream. Add spices, ham and cheese. Pour mixture into prefaced pie shell. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes or until set.

Prep: Fairly hard. Cost: Fairly inexpensive. Prep time: 1 3/4 hours total. 1 hour chilling time; 35 minutes baking time. Good served with: a green salad and red wine or beer if desired.  Prep: Fairly hard. Cost: Fairly inexpensive. Prep time: 1 ¾ hours total. 1 hour chilling time; 35 minutes baking time. Good served with: a green salad and red wine or beer if desired.