Description
Tarte Flambée is a tasty meal or snack with many variations to try!
Ingredients
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- 250 gram/9 ounce plain flour, sifted, plus extra for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 150 milliliter/5 fluid ounce tepid water
- 2 tablespoon sunflower oil
- 160 gram/5 1/2 ounce smoked bacon lardons
- 250 gram/9 ounce full-fat crème fraîche
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 250 gram/9 ounce Emmental or Gruyère, 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
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.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Dough Prep: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: lunch
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: French/German