On a lightly floured board roll out pastry

Use to line a 20 cm flan ring or quiche dish

If using flan ring, place ring on an oven tray before lining with pastry

Trim excess pastry off and discard

Bake blind at 200°C for 12 minutes

Remove baking blind material

Return to the oven for 1 minute to dry pastry out

Remove from oven

Pour filling into pastry base

Return to oven and bake for a further 30 minutes or until filling is golden and set

Serve hot or cold

Filling

Melt butter in a saucepan

Add bacon and onion

Cook until onion is clear

Stir in flour and cook until frothy

Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens

Remove pan from heat

Lightly beat eggs with a fork

Add eggs and cheese to saucepan

Stir to combine

Season with salt and pepper to taste.