Leek and Canadian Bacon Quiche | Williams Sonoma

Ingredients

• <b>For the pastry:</b>
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 4 Tbs. (1/2 stick) chilled unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 3 to 4 Tbs. cold water<br><br>
• 6 slices Canadian bacon, cut into strips 1 inch<br>  long by 1/4 inch wide
• 1 Tbs. unsalted butter
• 1 leek, including tender green portions, carefully<br>  washed and cut crosswise into slices 1/4 inch<br>  thick
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
• 6 oz. Gruyère or Jarlsberg cheese, shredded
• 1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch