Rec for Flammkuchen -- just tried out tonight
I found this in Wikipedia Cookbook. The topping came out great, but the dough "raised" too much. I need to find a cracker crust or one that doesn't use yeast so it will be thinnner and crispier.
Flammkuchen or Tarte flambée
(Some recipes, like the one used by restaurants in Strasbourg, do not use yeast in the dough.)
Mix: ¼ cup flour, ¼ cup moderately hot water, about 110 degrees F (45 deg C), 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 package yeast. Let rise 30 minutes.
Add in
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup beer (home brew)
• 6 tablespoons (¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons) milk
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 medium onion (3 ounces), finely chopped
• 1 cup crème fraîche, commercial or home made
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 4 pinches nutmeg
• 3 ounces bacon, cut into matchsticks
1. Mix the starter ingredients together in a small bowl, cover tightly, and set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes.
2. When the starter is light and bubbly, mix the beer and milk into the mixture.
3. Put the flour and salt into a food processor, then, with the motor running, add the yeast mixture through the feeding tube. Process the dough until it forms a ball. Add very small amounts of additional flour or milk if necessary.
4. Process the ball until it is smooth, elastic, and warm, about 45 seconds to 1 minute.
5. Butter a medium-sized bowl, roll the ball around in the butter, then cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled. Punch down and let rise a second time.
6. While the dough is rising, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a nonstick skillet. Add the onion and cook, stirring, over low heat for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool.
7. Combine the crème fraîche, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Add the cooled onion. (YUM!)
8. Heat the remaining oil in the skillet and fry the bacon until lightly browned, stirring constantly. Remove and drain through a strainer. (I used paper towels.)
9. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (220 deg C) (or as hot as it will go) If using a pizza stone, preheat the oven for at least 30 minutes.
10. Lightly oil a 14 x 16 inch baking sheet. Roll the dough until slightly smaller than the baking sheet. Place it on the sheet. If using a pizza stone you may roll the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper.
11. Spread the onion mixture over the dough, leaving a very small raised rim all the way around, then dot with the bacon.
12. Bake for 4 to 20 minutes depending on oven temp. Tart should is lightly browned & bubbling. Burned/blackened edges are traditional. Serve very hot.
(I baked it 10 minutes at 375. but was not thin and crispy. Back to the drawing board for me.)
