Alsatian Bacon & Onion Tarte Flambée

Tarte Flambée is an Alsatian dish, specialty of the Alsace region in France. It is the French version of pizza, and can be served as an appetizer, main dish or even for breakfast. We discovered this tasty dish while eating at the French restaurant Patisserie Amie in Traverse City, MI. We heard about this restaurant and tried it for breakfast while vacationing. If you go, and we highly suggest you do, expect to wait at least 30-45 minutes to be seated. It is definitely worth the wait. I ordered the Tarte Flambée with a sunny-side-up egg and it was so delicious that I have had it every time we go to this restaurant. So, I said to Leigh ‘I can make that.’ I did not have access to Patisserie Amie’s recipe so I set out to recreate this dish at home.

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Ingredients

• ¹⁄₂ cup crème fraîche
• 1 cup fromage blanc or cream cheese at room temperature
• ¹⁄₈ tsp. nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste
• Freshly ground white pepper, to taste
• 8 strips smoked bacon, finely chopped
• 1 medium white onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cups flour, plus more for dusting
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 2/3 cup of lukewarm water
• 1-1/2 tsp. instant yeast
• 3 tbsp. olive oil
• 2-4 Eggs, if serving for breakfast

Intructions

• Heat an oven to 500° with a pizza stone positioned on center rack.
• Mix crème fraîche, fromage blanc, nutmeg, and salt and white pepper in a bowl. Set aside.
• Whisk yeast and lukewarm water together in a medium bowl until yeast dissolves.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and 1 tsp. salt in a bowl; make a well in the center.
• Whisk oil into the yeast and water and pour into well. Using a fork, stir until a loose dough forms.
• Turn out onto lightly floured surface; knead dough for 1 minute.
• Divide dough into 3 pieces. Working with 1 piece of dough at a time, roll into a 12″ circle, and place on a parchment paper—lined baking sheet.
• Spread ¹⁄₂ cup cheese mixture over circle, leaving a ¹⁄₂” border around edge.
• Sprinkle with a little of the bacon and onions.
• Transfer dough (on parchment paper) to pizza stone.
• Bake until lightly browned and crispy, 8–10 minutes. Repeat.
• Note: This can also be prepared by dividing dough into 9 pieces to make it as individual appetizers.

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Tarte Flambée is best right out of the oven, buy can easily be reheated later or next morning for breakfast. I hope that you enjoy, Bon Appétit!