Although Thanksgiving hasn't appeared, yet, if you observe meatless Fridays, you will need something tasty for dinner that day to keep your mind off the tempting leftovers from the holiday feast the day before. This is an easy recipe and all you need to do once it is in the oven is steam some vegetables or prepare a fresh salad.
Easy Oil Pie Pastry
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cold milk
½ cup vegetable oil
Combine flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Make a small well in the middle and pour in milk and oil. Stir lightly with a fork until well-mixed. If the pastry is too wet, add minute amounts of flour. If it is a dry day, you may have to add dabs of milk and oil. You can chill the dough at this point for later or go ahead and line a pie pan. This recipe makes one double crust or two single pie crusts.
As long as you already have ideas of pastry crusts in mind, think about an elegant main course that uses few ingredients but collects rave notices from hungry families.
Cheese-Onion Quiche
One unbaked, pie crust
1 cup finely chopped onions
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
One cup grated cheddar cheese
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 ½ tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons dried mustard
One can cream of mushroom soup
½ cup milk
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line pie pan with pastry. Saute onions in butter until tender and slightly golden. Spread over pastry. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Mix together eggs, flour, and mustard. Stir in undiluted cream of mushroom soup and milk. Pour over onions and cheese. Bake for approximately 45 minutes. Let stand ten minutes before serving.
Although I used cheddar for the above recipe, don't let that limit you! Swiss cheese is good and Monterey Jack cheese goes well with the addition of some chilies of choice
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