New Years Day Blender Mini Quiches “On New Year’s Eve, I was looking in my cookbooks for something different to serve for brunch the next day. I combined a couple of quiche recipes and got out my blender for an easy way to use up dinner leftovers.” From Barb James, Iola, Wisconsin

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:

2 cups shredded Swiss cheese

1⁄2 cup half- and- half

1⁄2 cup mayonnaise

2 eggs

2 tablespoons all- purpose fl our

1 cup diced ham, cooked bacon, crab, or shrimp

1⁄4 cup diced mushrooms

1⁄4 cup finely chopped onion

1⁄2 teaspoon seasoned salt

1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease 12 mini- quiche cups or a nonstick muffi n tin.

2. Combine the Swiss cheese, half- and- half, mayonnaise, eggs, and flour in a blender. Pro cess until well blended.

3. Mix the ham, mushrooms, onion, seasoned salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl.

4. Fill each quiche cup with about 2 tablespoons of the ham mixture and pour equal amounts of the egg mixture over each. Cups will be about half full.

5. Bake for 22 minutes, or until the quiches are lightly golden and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

TIPS FROM OUR TEST KITCHEN

The cups will be puff y when removed from the oven, but defl ate rapidly, giving each a “personality” of its own.