Ham and Cheese Pie

By OralW

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened, plus 2 tablespoons melted
• 3 tablespoons finely grated (use rasp grater) Parmesan cheese
• 8 ounces Gruyere cheese, shredded (2 cups)
• 4 ounces thickly sliced deli ham, chopped
• 4 scallions, minced
• 1/2 cup (2 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

1. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9-inch pie plate with softened butter, then coat plate evenly with Parmesan.

2. Combine Gruyere, ham, and scallions in bowl. Sprinkle cheese-and-ham mixture evenly in bottom of prepared pie dish. Combine flour, baking powder, pepper, and salt in now-empty bowl. Whisk in half-and-half, eggs, melted butter, mustard, and nutmeg until smooth. Slowly pour batter over cheese-and-ham mixture in pie dish.

3. Bake until pie is light golden brown and filling is set, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool on wire rack for 15 minutes. Slice into wedges. Serve warm.