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  Gruyère cheese (optional) cut into pieces

  60 g

Pastry

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  butter, unsalted to grease
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  all purpose white flour to dust
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  all purpose white flour

  170 g
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  butter, unsalted cold and cut into pieces

  85 g
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  salt

  ½ tsp
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  water

  60 g

Filling

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  bacon cube (see Tip)

  200 g
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  egg, large (65-70 g)

  4
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  whole milk

  60 g
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  crème fraîche, min 30% fat

  100 g
  100 g cooking cream
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  salt

  ¼ tsp
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  black pepper, ground

  2 pinches