World Flavors Cookbook

Tarte Flambee

The Alsatian answer to pizza — a thin crispy flatbread topped with creme fraiche, onions, and lardons.

Cuisine: France

Ingredients

• 250g plain flour
• 125ml water
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 200g creme fraiche
• 2 onions, very thinly sliced
• 150g smoked lardons
• White pepper

Instructions

1. Mix flour, water, oil, and salt into a smooth dough. No rising needed.
2. Roll very thin into a rectangle.
3. Spread creme fraiche thinly over the dough.
4. Scatter onions and lardons evenly.
5. Bake at maximum oven heat (250C+) for 10-12 minutes until edges char slightly.