Preheat oven to 450°F on convection oven/roast. On the baking sheet place the 3 ears of corn with about 14 cup of water and place in the bottom rack position (position 1). Roast for about 20 to 25 minutes until you can smell the corn and the husks are brown. Remove from oven and allow corn to cool completely before you remove the husks.

spring vegetable quiche

Makes one 9-inch quiche

4ounces asparagus, tough ends removed 112 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

14 teaspoon kosher salt

12 recipe Pâte Brisée, page 50

1shallot, thinly sliced (approximately 2 tablespoons)

1-2 ounces prosciutto, sliced into small dice

2tablespoons fresh shelled or frozen peas

2tablespoons fresh basil, chopped

12 cup half-and-half or whole milk

12 cup heavy cream

1

egg

1

egg yolk

14

cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Preheat oven to 425°F on convection bake.

Line the baking tray with aluminum foil. Toss the aspara- gus on the tray with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 14 tea- spoon of kosher salt. Roast on rack 2 (middle rack posi- tion) for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the asparagus. Remove asparagus when it has softened and browned slightly but still crisp-tender. Once cool, cut asparagus into 12-inch pieces. Reserve.

While asparagus is in the oven, roll the pâte brisée to fill

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Waring CO1500B manual Spring vegetable quiche

CO1500B specifications

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