Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        ***CRUST***
  2               cups  all-purpose flour
  1 1/2      teaspoons  salt
     3/4           cup  butter flavored shortening
  3        tablespoons  cold water -- (up to 4)
                        ***FILLING***
  12                    bacon strips -- cooked and crumbled
  4                     eggs
  2               cups  half-and-half cream
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
     1/8      teaspoon  ground nutmeg
  1 1/4           cups  shredded swiss cheese

Preparation:

Combine flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles peas. Add water, a lit- tle at a time, until dough comes away from the bowl. Form dough into a ball. Divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate; transfer to pie plate. Trim and flute edges. Chill. Wrap remaining dough; chill or freeze for an- other use. For filling, sprinkle crumbled ba- con in the chilled pie crust. In a bowl, beat eggs, cream, salt and nutmeg. Stir in cheese. Pour into crust. Bake at 4250 for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 3250; continue to bake for 30-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes be- fore cutting.

Nutritional Information:

2144 Calories (kcal); 96g Total Fat; (41% calories from fat); 111g Protein; 198g Carbohydrate; 943mg Cholesterol; 5539mg Sodium