der Flammkuchen - La Tarte Flambée

 

                          

In German "der Flammkuchen", in French " la tarte flambée " and finally in Alsatian " Flammekueche"..

Meaning: baked in flames...
It's a traditional dish from the Alsace region of France made originally with bread dough because it was used to check out if the heat of the wood burned ovens were good for bread making!

The original recipe is made of creme fraiche, lardons and onions although many varieties can easily be found today in the region.

I used a simpler dough made with yogurt and unfortunately no lardons or any kind of bacon was easy, if not impossible, to find in Turkey so I baked two tartes. One with only cheese and onion and one with ham on it. They were both really great!

I am already thinking repeating that recipe in winter with leeks and finely sliced Turkish chorizo on it.

                           

Ingredients

For the dough

180gr flour

120gr yogurt

60gr butter

 

1 red onion, finely sliced as croissants

3 or 4 slices of ham

2 tablespoon of cream cheese

1 tablespoon of cream

Salt-pepper

Nutmag

Chives or spring onions

Sieve the flour and salt on to a large salad bowl. Cut the cold butter in small cubes and mix with the flour with your fingers until it feels like breadcrumbs. Make a well in the middle, add the yogurt and mix together untill smooth. Wrap the dough with a clinge film and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Mix the cream cheese, cream, salt, pepper and the grated nutmeg and stir well.

Roll the dough on clean surface (don’t worry about the shape) and but it on greased and floured oven tray. Smear your cheese sauce evenly over the dough. Lay over your onions and ham slices. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Cook until crisp and golden and let it cool in the oven. Sprinkle your finely sliced spring onions and squeeze a small amount of lime juice on top for an extra touch of freshness.

Eat warm or even cold the next day!

                         

Bon Appetit!!!