Maine Crabmeat Breakfast Pie

 
The Arundel Meadows Inn is a 165-year-old farmhouse located near Kennebunkport, Maine. This is a house special. Joan decided on this overcast April Fools' Day to served it for brunch.

Ingredients:
8 large eggs
1/2 cup finely chopped scallions (about 6)
1 large red ball pepper, cored, seeded and diced (1 cup)
6 ounces fresh or imitation crabmeat, torn in shreds
4 ounces Swiss cheese, shredded (1 cup)
4 ounces Cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup)
2 cups half-and-half
1 teaspoon pepper
1 cup fresh bread crumbs (from 3 slices of white bread)

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 10-inch quiche pan of shallow 2-quart baking dish.
2. Whisk eggs until blended. Add remaining ingredients and stir to mix well.
   Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake 45  minutes or until set and knife inserted near center comes out clean.
   Let stand about 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 8 servings

The April Fools' gremlins were playing havoc with the food chopper so Joan was unable to make bread crumbs. The dish did not suffer from this omission.