Classic Tarte Flambée (Alsatian Pizza With Fresh Cheese, Onions, and Bacon) Recipe (2024)

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Updated March 21, 2019

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Classic Tarte Flambée (Alsatian Pizza With Fresh Cheese, Onions, and Bacon) Recipe

Active30 mins

Total90 mins

Serves4to 6 servings

Makes4 flatbreads

Ingredients

1 cup fromage blanc(see notes)
1/2 cup crème fraîche(see notes)
See Also
Homemade Sicilian-Style Pizza | Alexandra's Kitchen
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pinch freshly gratednutmeg
1 recipe basic New York pizza dough or 2 pounds store-bought pizza dough, divided into 4 even portions, proofed, and ready to stretch and top
Flour, for dusting
1 medium white or yellow onion, very thinly sliced
1/4 poundsliced bacon, cut crosswise into thin strips

Directions

Set Baking Steel on oven rack 6 to 8 inches from broiler and preheat oven to 550°F (or highest possible setting) for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk fromage blanc with crème fraîche until thoroughly incorporated. Season with salt and pepper, Whisk in nutmeg.
Working with 1 piece at a time, set dough on a lightly floured work surface. Using your hands and/or a rolling pin, work dough to a thin, roughly 10- by 5- inch oval. Transfer dough to a pizza peel.
Switch broiler on to high. Spread one quarter of fromage blanc mixture over dough leaving a 1 centimeter border around the edge. Scatter a small handful of onion all over, followed by a small handful of bacon. Slide pizza onto baking stone and bake until toppings are browned spots and crust is golden brown and puffed, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve immediately, and repeat with remaining dough and toppings.

Special equipment

Baking Steel or baking stone

This Recipe Appears In

The Art of Tarte Flambée: Alsatian Pizza With Fromage Blanc, Bacon, and Onions

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
578	Calories
22g	Fat
73g	Carbs
20g	Protein

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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4to 6
Amount per serving
Calories	578
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22g	29%
Saturated Fat 8g	41%
Cholesterol 45mg	15%
Sodium 1062mg	46%
Total Carbohydrate 73g	26%
Dietary Fiber 3g	10%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 20g
Vitamin C 1mg	5%
Calcium 75mg	6%
Iron 4mg	24%
Potassium 296mg	6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

FAQs

Classic Tarte Flambée (Alsatian Pizza With Fresh Cheese, Onions, and Bacon) Recipe? ›

The dish is similar to a pizza in that it has dough, cheese, and toppings, except that tarte flambée has an extremely thin crust. It gets its name from the tradition of cooking it directly on the oven wall (or even better, over an open fire) to crisp up the bottom very quickly.

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What's the difference between pizza and tarte flambée? ›

Introduction. I was first introduced to tarte flambée with the explanation that it's France's answer to pizza. In fact, though, it's not much like pizza at all, apart from being very thin and savoury, and as it is made with unleavened dough it bakes very crisply indeed, which is its great quality.

What does tarte flambée taste like? ›

It's fundamentally a very simple combination of smoky bacon, sautéed onions, and rich cream on a crispy bread that forms a most amazing salivatingly savory meal. The flavors I experienced that day still linger in my memory. I knew then that I would try and re-create this Alsatian tart at home.

Is there a difference between pizza dough and focaccia dough? ›

The primary difference is how much yeast is added to the dough and therefore how much the dough is able to rise. Focaccias use more yeast, which gives it a lighter, fluffier texture than a traditional pizza dough and is more closely resembles leavened bread.

What is the difference between pizza and Apizza? ›

How Else Is Apizza Different From Regular Pizza? Another major difference is that unlike regular pizza, on which a layer of red sauce and a layer of shredded mozzarella cheese are assumed to adorn the crust, apizza will often dispense with both. A plain pie will have tomato sauce, plus garlic and parmesan.

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