====== Egg/Flan Dishes Contrasted ======

Quiche, Ramequin, Soufflé, and Impossible Pies have a lot in common: eggs and milk and --in most cases--flour. ((Another spectrum of this sort relates pancakes, waffles, and muffins.))  The following table presents key components they share, omitting the procedures by which they are prepared. These recipes are all scalable but are presented here with three eggs each for ease of observation. To summarize, one could say that 
  * the quiche is a custard pie (less the sugar),
  * ramequin and soufflé are egg-levened Bechamel batters, and
  * impossible pies are egg-levened batters without the Bechamel step.

^  ^ Impossible ^   ^   ^  Quiche  ^^^ 
^  ^  Veg. Pie  ^  Ramequin  ^  Soufflé  ^  Flan  ^  Crust  ^  Total  ^
^ Whole eggs  |  3  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |
^ Beaten egg whites |  |  |  3  |  |  |  |
^ Egg yolks         |  |  |  3  |  |  |  |
^ Rest of batter:  ^ ^^^^^^
^ Milk or cream  |  1½ C  |  1½ C  |  1 C  |  1½ C |  | 1½ C |
^ Butter((butter to grease pans is not included here))  |  |  2½ Tb  |  3 Tb  |  1-2 Tb |  5 Tb  |  6-7 Tb  |
^ Flour  |  12 Tb ((3/4 C))  |  6 Tb  |  3 Tb  |  |  16 Tb((1 C))  |  16 Tb((1 C))  |
^ Fillings: |    ||||||
^ Chopped onion       |  ½ C  |     |       |  |  |  |
^ Chopped bell pepper |  ½ C  |      |       |  |  |  |
^ Grated cheese       |  1 C  |  ¾ C  |  1 C  |  1 C  |  |  1 C  |
^                     |  and   |  or  |  or  |  or  |  |  or  |
^ Chopped/pureed veg. |  1 C((broccoli))  |  ¾ C  |  1 C  |  1 C  |  |  1 C  |
^                     |    |  or  |  or  |  or  |  |  or  |
^ Cooked fish or shrimp |     |  ¾ C  |  1 C  |  1 C  |  |  1 C  |
^                     |    |  or  |  or  |  or  |  |  or  |
^ Cooked mushrooms    |     |  ¾ C  |  1 C  |  1 C  |  |  1 C  |