Crab and Brie Quiche on Pecan Crust Drizzled with Sage Brown Butter

As submitted by JoEllen Steinberg for Epicurious.com’s Favorite Mother’s Day Recipe Contest.

  • 1 cup flour

  • ½ stick butter chilled and chipped into small pieces

  • ¼ cup chopped pecans

  • Pinch of salt

  • 1 pound lump crab meat

  • 3 eggs

  • 1 package of creamy brie cheese

  • 1 cup heavy cream

  • pinch nutmeg

  • ½ teaspoon chopped thyme

  • In a food processor, short burst the butter, flour, salt, into the flour then drizzle in up to a ¼ cup of iced cold water until the dough forms. Pat into a circle, wrap in plastic wrap, chill for an hour. Roll into a pie pan. Bake with weights in the crust over foil for 15 minutes at 350°F. Cool.

  • Stir the rest of the ingredients together and pour into the par baked crust. Bake at 350°F for 30 to 40 minutes or until slightly brown on top and set.

  • Nut Brown Butter:

  • Brown ¼ stick butter and 6 fresh sage leaves chopped in a pan until it smell nutty, but be careful not to over cook. Drizzle over each slice of quiche.

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