5 from 12 votes
Flammkuchen Recipe
Flammkuchen is a thin German-style flatbread topped with sautéed onions, bacon strips, and crème fraîche. The dough base is made from flour, salt, oil, and lukewarm water, rolled thin to about 3 mm. The toppings are cooked briefly before baking to develop mild caramelized flavors. This recipe creates a crisp, thin crust with a rich, creamy, and savory topping featuring smoky bacon and onions.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Total Time
38 mins
Servings:
12
slices
Calories:
167 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
For the Flammekuchen dough base:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- ½ cup water lukewarm
For the topping:
- neutral cooking oil tiny amount to fry Onion, generic cooking oil
- 1 large onion cut into rings
- 1.4 ounces Bacon cut into small strips
- ½ cup crème fraîche or sour cream, *see Notes
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- ¼ Teaspoon black pepper ground
- ¼ cup cheese see Note, shredded
Instructions
- To prepare the dough, add flour and salt to a mixing bowl and mix the content.
- Make a well in the center and pour in the oil and some of the water (not all the water).
- Start to mix the contents and when you feel it gets dry add some more water. Mix and form the dough until you have used up all the water (poured in step by step) and you have formed a smooth not stick nor dry dough. Keep aside
- In a pan add a small amount of oil, just enough to fry on the onion. Once you have added the onion, add the cut bacon and fry all the ingredients a bit soft. take from the heat to cool.
- Now back to the dough, roll out into an equal sized circle. The dough can be rolled out thin to 3 mm.
- Place on a baking tray with baking paper.
- Heat up your oven to 220 Celsius/430 Fahrenheit.
- Top your rolled out base with the cream, spread the fresh cream evenly.
- Sprinkle salt and black pepper over the cream.
- Drip off excess oil from the fried bacon and onion (if any) and arrange over the cream on the tarte flambée.
- Sprinkle the grated cheese over everything.
- Bake at 220 Celsius/430 Fahrenheit for 6-8 minutes or until you can see the crust turning a bit golden.
- Serve hot, if you want with cut chives as garnish.
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Notes
- Crème fraîche can be substituted with sour cream, ricotta, mascarpone, Mexican fresh queso, or cream cheese according to availability or preference.
- Use little oil when frying onions as bacon releases enough fat to soften them and maintain balanced richness.
- Cheeses such as cheddar, Gruyere, or Emmental provide suitable flavors and texture for the topping.
Nutrition Information
Serving
331g
Calories
167kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
18mg
(6%)
Sodium
253mg
(11%)
Potassium
60mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
164IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
36mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 167
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 331g | |
| Calories | 167kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 253mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 60mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 164IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.