Recipe: Sweet Potato and Cranberry Quiche

Sweet Potato and Cranberry Quiche
Source: Usenet/Moira Mallison (1987)
Adapted from: The Vegetarian Epicure Book Two by Anna Thomas
Serves 8

This recipe has become a real holiday favorite in our family. It is originally from The Vegetarian Epicure Book Two by Anna Thomas. It is sweeter than most quiches, but not as sweet as most pies, and can be eaten either as a side dish, or as dessert. We usually eat it with the turkey because no one wants to wait until dessert time!

1/2 lb sweet potatoes
1/2 lb carrots
1/2 lb cranberries
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
4 eggs
1/2 lb cream cheese
dash nutmeg
dash salt
1 pre-baked quiche shell (11 inches)

Start some salted water boiling. Preheat oven to 375 deg. F.

Peel and grate the sweet potatoes. Grate carrots. Put these vegetables into an empty saucepan.

Pour the boiling water over the saucepan full of vegetables and bring to a boil. Cook five minutes; drain.

Wash cranberries and pick out the ones that are soft or blemished. Put the cranberries in an enameled pot with the sugar and cook them, covered, over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the lid and cook for five minutes more, stirring almost constantly.

Add cooked drained potato/carrot mixture to cranberries and cook for 3 to 4 minutes more, stirring constantly.

Beat together the milk, eggs, cream cheese, a little nutmeg, and a dash of salt. Stir in the cooked vegetable mixture and pour this filling carefully into the prepared shell.

Bake at 375 deg. F for 40 minutes or until the top is golden and firm. Serve.