Another quick and easy French classic.

Ingredients:

• 1 ready made frozen pie crust ( i use wholly whole­some whole wheat 9″ pie crust avail­able at whole foods) or see Maud’s recipe for a home made pie crust.
• a slab (approx. 1/3 lb) of salt pork , sliced into 1/3″ x1/3″ sticks. (Alter­na­tively you can use Pancetta, a slab of bacon or ham).
• 2 eggs + 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 cup heavy whip cream
• salt, pep­per, fresh grated nut­meg, cayenne pep­per, star anise.
• optional: 3/4 cup grated swiss cheese (use emmen­tal or gruyere)

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