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Preparation of Simple Flaky Pie Crust
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In a large bowl add flour and margarine. Using a fork, press flour and margarine together until uniform. The margarine-flour mixtures should resemble wet oats. Add 1/4 cup of ice water and form flour into a ball. Be sure not to over-work the dough or it will loose it's flaky properties. you may add more ice water (a tablespoon at a time) if you can not form dough into a ball.
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Leave ball of dough in bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, roll dough out for crust. Crust should be 1/8 of an inch thick.
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Preparation of Quiche
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Roll out crust, cut to fit each muffin tin. Make sure crust covers sides of tin.
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Press tin foil onto each crust to hold shape.
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Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven, and reduce oven temp to 400 degrees. Remove foil, you should now see nicely formed crust in the tin.
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On your stove-top over medium heat in a large skillet, combine olive oil, garlic, mushrooms, and crushed red pepper. Cook till mushrooms become tender (approximately 10 minutes). Remove from heat and drain mushrooms.
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Place one mushroom cap (stem side up) into each into each of the newly formed crusts.
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Mix grated mozzarella and grated cheddar cheese together. Then evenly sprinkle into each crust shell.
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Whisk eggs, heavy cream, black pepper, and salt together in a medium sized bowl. Evenly pour mixture into crust shells.
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Bake at 400 degrees for 15-17 minutes. The quiche will be done if you poke them with a knife and the knife comes out clean.
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Enjoy your meal!!