Serves: 5
Total Calories: 686

Pastry:
1 2/3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter real, chilled
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup water cold
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
* Part two.
1 cup Swiss cheese finely diced natural
2 eggs
1 cup cream
salt and freshly ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg ground
3/4 cup Swiss cheese grated natural

Place flour and salt into mixing bowl. Cut chilled butter in pea-size bits into flour and work mixture until texture of oatmeal. (Pastry can also be made in food processor.) Beat egg yolk with cold water and oil. Make a well in center of flour-butter mixture and pour in egg. Mix with fork and press dough into ball. Wrap well and refrigerate for 1 hour. Roll on lightly floured surface to 1/8 -inch thick fit into a 10-inch pie plate or a 24-cup (1 1/2 -inch each) muffin pan. Prick well with fork and refrigerate.

Cheese filling:
*Sprinkle a bit of Swiss cheese in uncooked shell, pressing cheese lightly into pastry. Refrigerate. Beat eggs, cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg together. Fill chilled shells and sprinkle with remaining grated Swiss cheese. Bake small shells in a preheated 400° F oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until puffed up and golden. For 10-inch shell, bake in a preheated 400° F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until puffed and golden. Remove from oven and serve slightly warm.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 686
Calories from Fat: 486

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