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Flammekueche
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Flammekueche

Made with cream, onions, and bacon, flammekueche (or tarte flambée) is a traditional recipe from Alsace, Lorraine, German-speaking Moselle, and Germany.

Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Resting Time
35 mins
Total Time
53 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 1601 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: French, German

Ingredients

For the dough
  • 3 cups flour , sifted
  • 1 cup water at 97°F / 36°C, lukewarm
  • 1 tablespoon dried yeast
  • 2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
For the cream mixture
  • 1¼ cup quark or crème fraîche
  • 1¼ cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 clove garlic , chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg , freshly grated
  • salt
  • black pepper
To garnish
  • 2 onion cut into rings
  • 10 oz Bacon

Instructions

Dough
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  1. Place the flour into the bowl of a food processor, and make a well in the center.
  2. In another bowl, dissolve the yeast in half the lukewarm water, and pour the mixture into the center of the well.
  3. Let stand 5 minutes.
  4. Add the oil and, using the dough hook, begin to mix while gradually incorporating the rest of the water.
  5. Add the salt, and knead for 10 minutes, until a smooth dough forms that comes away from the sides of the bowl.
  6. Cover the dough with a cloth, and let it rest for 30 minutes in a warm place, away from drafts.
Cream mixture
  1. Using an electric whisk, beat together the cream ingredients for 2 minutes.
Assembly
  1. Preheat the oven to 525°F (275°C).
  2. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  3. Divide the dough into two pieces.
  4. Roll out each piece into a rectangle, round, or oval, about ½ inch (1cm) thick.
  5. Spread half the cream mixture over the first piece of dough, and the other half over the second.
  6. Distribute the onion rings and bacon over the entire surface of the two pieces.
  7. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes.
  8. Enjoy hot.