In Germany "Flammkuchen"
Tarte Flambée is a tasty meal with many variations to try. It is composed of bread dough rolled out very thinly in the shape of a rectangle or oval, which is covered with fromage blanc or crème fraîche, thinly sliced onions, and lardons.
Tarte Flambée (Flammkuchen in German) is a specialty of Alsace and the Baden-Württemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz regions on the German-French border.
It is one of the most famous specialties of the region.
Make my crème fraîche recipe at home, it's easy and quick to mix up!
Variations of Tarte Flambée or Flammkuchen
There are many variations of the original recipe in terms of the garniture. The standard variations are:
- Gratinée: with added Gruyère cheese
- Forestière: with added mushrooms
- Munster: with added Munster cheese
- Sweet: dessert version with apples and cinnamon, or blueberries, and flambéed with Calvados or another sweet liqueur.
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📖 Recipe
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Classic Tarte Flambée
Ingredients
- 250 gram flour 9 ounce plainsifted, plus extra for dusting
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 150 milliliter water 5 fluid ounce tepid water
- 2 tablespoon sunflower oil
- 160 gram smoked bacon lardons 5½ ounce
- 250 gram crème fraîche 9 ounce full-fat
- 1 onion large -thinly sliced
- 250 gram Gruyère cheese 9 ounce Emmental or a mixture, grated
- whole nutmeg for grating
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- olive oil for dressing
Instructions
- To make the dough, mix the flour and salt together in a bowl, then add the water and oil and bring together to make a dough. Transfer to a floured work surface and knead well. Roll the dough into two thin rectangles, each measuring around 25 centimeters x 28 centimeters/10 inches x 11 inches. [Do the same with the puff pastry, if using that.]
- To make the topping, dry fry the bacon lardons in a frying pan until the fat renders out and they are golden brown. Drain on kitchen paper.
- Preheat the oven to 450°F/230°C/Gas 8 and line two large flat baking trays with baking paper that can be used at high heat. Place the dough rectangles on the trays.
- Spread the crème fraîche over the dough leaving a little border around the edges. Scatter over the onion, dot with the lardons, and sprinkle liberally with Emmental. Season with salt, pepper, and a grating of nutmeg.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the base is crisp and the cheese is bubbling. Slide the tarts onto a wooden board and use a pizza cutter to cut them into portions. Serve immediately with drinks or as a light lunch with a green salad, dressed with olive oil.
Notes
- Gratinée: with added Gruyère cheese
- Forestière: with added mushrooms
- Munster: with added Munster cheese
- Sweet: dessert version with apples and cinnamon, or blueberries, and flambéed with Calvados or another sweet liqueur.
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