Flammkuchen

Flammkuchen, flam-kuche, Flàmmeküeche lit. “flame cake” - many spellings, but all delicious - this is a German dish from the Baden/Alsace border region borrowed from the French (tarte flambée) borrowed from the Italians (pizza).

As a variation you can swap the creme for salsa and tomato to make something closer to pizza.

This makes two flammkuchen.

Tasty easy to make German/French variation on Pizza

Cook time: 5M Prep time: 20M Total time: 25M
Yield: 4
Nutrition: 850 calories

Ingredients

• 125g white flour
• 75ml water
• dash of olive oil
• half pot of crème fraîche
• pinch of nutmeg
• finely sliced red onion
• small pack of lardons
• handful of gruyere/parmesan

Method

1. Mix the flour with the water, olive oil and a pinch of salt until stretchy. Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. After 1 hour, switch the oven on to 300C (yes, hot!)
3. Roll out dough very thinly on a floured surface and transfer to baking parchment on a baking tray.
4. Mix creme, nutmeg and season and spoon/spread over pastry evenly.
5. Sprinkle over onion, lardons and cheese.
6. Bake for 5 minutes, or until crispy at the edges.