Here is a wonderful recipe with Amish Country Swiss Cheese as the principle element   While there are many cheeses on the market that fall under the broad title of “Swiss Cheese”, including almost anything with holes at your local grocery store, we have found that the proper cheese will make or break the recipe.  The mass-produced cheeses found at most grocery stores typically use chemicals to speed the aging process.  But those chemicals of leave a metallic aftertaste to the cheese, which can negatively alter the taste of the pie.  For anyone desiring a bolder flavor, trying substituting the Swiss cheese with Emmentaler or adding some sharp swiss into the mixture.

Ingredients

For the Crust:

• 1 ½ cups sifted cake flour
• 1 ½ teaspoon salt

With fingertips, work it until crumbly:

• 1/4 lb. butter or margarine (½  cup)

Slowly add, stirring with fork:

• 1/4 cup cold water

For the filling:

Fry until crisp:

• 12 slices of smoked bacon
• 1/4 lb. of grated Swiss cheese

Into bowl break:

• 4 eggs

then add:

• 2 cups of cream
• 3/4 teaspoon of salt
• Pinch of nutmeg
• Heavy pinch of sugar
• Pepper to taste

Preparation

Crust:

Shape the mixture into a ball and roll it in wax paper; chill it in the refrigerator, about 1/2 hour or until it’s easy to roll.  Preheat the oven to 425°F.  On a floured board, roll the dough into a large circle about 14 inches in diameter and fit it into 11” pie plate.  Make a fluted edge as shown. Aerate the crust well with a fork. Place it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

Filling:

Beat the mixture thoroughly  with an egg beater. Take the piecrust from the refrigerator and rub the inside with 1 tablespoon of butter. Sprinkle the bacon bits, and then the grated cheese evenly in the bottom of the piecrust. Pour the cream mixture evenly over all.

Bake for 15 min., then reduce the oven temperature to 300°F, bake for 40 minutes longer or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

Serve hot, cut into pie wedges.