Tarte Flambee
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 3/4 teaspoon dry yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus a little more for dusting
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 pound slab bacon, cut into lardons
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 large Spanish onions, thinly sliced
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup creme fraiche
- 1/2 cup fromage blanc or high quality ricotta
- 1 bunch fresh chives, finely chopped
- For the dough: Activate the yeast by combining the lukewarm water, yeast and sugar.
- Stir together and let sit until the mixture becomes frothy and foamy and smells very yeasty, about 10 minutes.
- Put the flour in a mixing bowl and make a well in the center.
- Add the olive oil, salt and the activated yeast mixture.
- Stir until the dough comes together and forms a ball.
- Dust a clean work surface with flour and knead the dough until it is tight and firm, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Place the dough back in the mixing bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- For the topping: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place the bacon in a large, wide pan and give it a couple drops of olive oil.
- Bring the pan to a medium heat and cook the bacon until it is brown and crispy.
- Remove the bacon from the pan and reserve on paper towels.
- Add the onions to the pan, season with salt, cover and cook until the onions have wilted and are very soft, about 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid and cook the onions until they are very soft and caramelized.
- This will take awhile, maybe up to 45 minutes.
- Stir the onions occasionally paying attention not to let them burn, but don't rush it!
- When the onions are really brown and sweet, remove them from the heat and reserve.
- Combine the creme fraiche and fromage blanc.
- Divide the dough into 4 even balls and roll them out until they are 1/8 to 1/16-inch thick.
- Place them on a sheet tray and bake them in the oven for 4 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the oven.
- Schmear each dough evenly with the cheese mixture, place an even layer of the caramelized onions on the cheese and sprinkle the bacon on top of the onions.
- Return the dough to the oven until the dough is crisp on the bottom and the toppings are bubbly, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Sprinkle with chives and serve.
water, yeast, sugar, flour, extravirgin olive oil, salt, bacon, extravirgin olive oil, spanish onions, kosher salt, creme fraiche, fromage blanc, fresh chives
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/tarte-flambee-recipe.html (may not work)