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Cheese and Bacon Tart

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

This Cheese and Bacon Tart is perfect for a family picnic, and ever so tasty.

200 grams	Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
100 grams	Butter softened
1	Happy Eggs
1 tsp	Salt

For the filling:

150 ml	JUST MILK
200 ml	Cream Whipping Cream
3 tbsp	Gruyere Cheese, grated
	Salt
	pepper
3	Free Range Eggs (Happy Eggs)
200 grams	Bacon smoked bacon, diced
	Bunch of Fresh Parsley , chopped
	Nutmeg freshly grated

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Heat the oven to 190°C,375°F, gas 5. Lightly grease a 23cm|9\" flan dish or tin.
For the dough: beat together the flour, butter, egg and salt to form a dough. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30 minutes.
On a lightly floured worksurface, roll out the pastry very thinly. Line the flan dish with the dough, pressing it into the base and sides of the dish. Line with baking parchment and baking beans and bake the pastry case blind for 10 minutes, remove the paper and beans and return to the oven for a further 5 minutes.
For the filling: Dry fry the bacon for 5 minutes until tender. scatter the bacon over the base of the pastry case. Beat the remaining ingredients together and pour into the pastry case. Bake for 30-40 minutes until the filling is set and the top is golden brown.