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Flammekueche, tarte Flambée, or flammkuchen is a fast and easy bacon and onion pizza type flatbread made with crème fraîche or sour cream. No yeast needed!

Flammekueche - Tarte Flambée - Flammkuchen

Rebecca Lindamood
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Flammekueche -also known as Tarte Flambée or flammkuchen- is a bacon and onion pizza type flatbread made with unleavened dough that becomes crackery crisp and crème fraîche, fromage frais, or sour cream. It's power and popularity as an appetizer is undisputed, but it is also amazing as a light meal when served with a salad.

Equipment

  • sheet pan
  • parchment paper
  • cutting board
  • knife

Ingredients
  

Dough:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour 8.5 ounces by weight
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil preferably garlic olive oil if available
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Up to ⅔ cup room temperature water

Toppings:

  • ½ cup creamy garlic sauce from pickle pizza recipe or plain sour cream See Notes
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 2 green onions sliced into quarters lengthwise, then into 1 inch pieces
  • 3 slices of bacon thinly sliced crosswise into lardons

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 500ºF. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and set it aside.
  • Use a whisk or fork to combine the flour, olive oil, and salt until crumbly. Add ½ cup of the water, slowly, adding more water 1 teaspoon at a time, until it forms a shaggy dough. Turn out onto a clean counter and knead until smooth and elastic, or use a dough hook on a stand mixer to reach the same point. Cover with plastic wrap while you prep other ingredients.
  • Roll the pizza out into a very thin rectangle or oval. Make the dough as thin as you can without tearing it. Transfer to the parchment lined sheet pan.
  • Spread the garlic sauce to within ½-inch of the perimeter. Scatter the green onions evenly over the sauce, then the nutmeg followed by the bacon lardons.
  • Slide the pan into the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until the crust is crisp, deep golden brown, and charred in places. Remove from the oven and slice into squares or wedges and serve immediately.

Notes

If using plain sour cream, please stir in 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and the nutmeg before spreading it over the flammekueche crust.

Nutrition

Calories: 224kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 358mgPotassium: 79mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 123IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 2mg

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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