Upside-Down Crab Quiche

Puffed to perfection, these cute cupfuls of quiche wear jaunty crust like pastry toppers (Diabetic Friendly!).

Upside-Down Crab Quiche Recipe

Upside-Down Crab Quiche

Nonstick cooking spray

2 cups refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed, or 8 eggs

½ cup light sour cream

½ cup fat-free milk

¼ tsp. black pepper

1 (6oz.) can lump crabmeat, drained, flaked, and cartilage removed

1/3 cup bottled roasted red sweet peppers, drained and chopped

2 Tbsp. snipped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley

1 recipe pastry cutouts (below)

Preheat oven to 325 F.  Coat six (6) 6 oz. custard cups or ramekins with cooking spray.  Set aside.  In a large bowl whisk together eggs, sour cream, milk and black pepper.  Stir in crabmeat, roasted peppers and parsley.

Divide egg mixture among prepared custard cups.  Place cups on a baking sheet.  Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.  Remove from oven.

Meanwhile, prepare pastry cutouts.  Place cutouts on a baking sheet.  When quiches are done baking, increase oven temperature to 450 F.  Bake pastry cutouts for 8 to 10 minutes or until tops are lightly browned.  Place each baked cutouts on top of a quiche.  Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Pastry Cutouts:  In a medium bowl stir together ¼ cup all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour, and a dash of salt.  Using a pastry blender, cut in 1 ½ tablespoons chilled vegetable oil spread until pieces are pea-size.  Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cold water over part of the flour mixture; toss gently with fork.  Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl.  Repeat moistening flour mixture, using 1 teaspoon cold water at a time, until all the flour mixture is moistened (about 3 to 4 teaspoons cold water total).  Form dough into a disk.  On a lightly floured surface roll dough from center to edges to 1/8 inch thick.  Using 3 to 4 inch cookie cutters, cut out dough into six shapes.  Brush cutouts with a mixture of 1 tablespoon refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed, and 1 tablespoon water.

 

(Recipe for Upside-Down Crab Quiche came from Holiday Diabetic Recipes, October 29, 2013)