Anne Clegg's French Quiche

Ingredients:

1 round prepared pastry (1/2 of a 15-ounce package) or one pie/pastry crust
1/2 pound smoked slab bacon
1 thick-slice boiled ham (3 1/2 ounces)
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 eggs 1 1/4 cup light cream
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
Freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp. chopped chives
1 cup (3 1/2 ounces) diced Gruyere or Swiss cheese

Instructions:

1.  Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
2.  Line a buttered 9 to 10-inch tart mold or pie plate with the pastry.
3.  Dice the bacon and ham into small cubes, removing any rind.
4.  Melt the butter in a skillet, add the bacon and sauce until lightly browned. Drain and spread over the bottom of the tart shell. Sprinkle the cubed ham evenly over the shell.
5.  Break two of the eggs into a mixing bowl. Separate the whites from the yolks of the remaining two eggs, adding the yolks to the mixing bowl with the whole eggs.  (Reserve the whites for another use.)
6.  Beat the eggs and yolks with a fork, incorporating the cream. Season with the salt, pepper, nutmeg and chives. Stir in the cheese.
7.  Turn the mixture into the tart shell. Place in the preheated oven and cook for about 30 minutes.