Cheese and Spinach Quiche

Ingredients

1 x 8” loose based flan tin, lined with short crust pastry (shop bough or homemade)
250g chopped spinach
Nutmeg
170g Stilton cheese – crumbled
3 egg yolks or 2 large eggs
300ml pint single cream or 150ml crème fraiche
Salt, Black Pepper, Paprika
A few fresh chopped herbs according to taste – chives are good

Method

Chop the spinach finely and mix with grated nutmeg
add the beaten eggs or egg yolks and the cream
add the stilton to the spinach mixture – season and add the herbs if desired
fill the pastry case with the mixture – sprinkle top with remaining cheese
bake in a moderately hot oven (160-180 C) for 25 to 30 minutes or until set.

Allow to cool a little before serving