Tarte Flambee
- Dough for 1 tart (see recipe)
- Flour for sprinkling over dough
- Oil for baking sheet
- 1 cup fromage blanc or creme fraiche, or 3/4 cup sour cream thinned with 1/3 cup milk
- 13 to 1/2 cup minced onions
- 13 to 1/2 cup minced bacon
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to at least 500 degrees (600 is better, if your oven goes that high).
- Knead dough lightly, and place it on a lightly floured surface; sprinkle it with a little more flour, and cover with plastic wrap or towel.
- Let it rest while oven heats.
- Pat or roll out dough as thinly as possible to diameter of 12 inches, using more flour or oil as necessary.
- The process will be easier if you allow dough to rest occasionally between rollings.
- If you have a pizza stone in your oven, place dough on a floured peel, or long-handled board; if you do not, lay dough on baking sheet brushed lightly with olive oil.
- Let dough rest for 15 to 30 minutes, or until it begins to puff ever so slightly.
- Spread fromage blanc or alternatives on dough.
- Sprinkle with onions, bacon, a little salt and plenty of pepper.
- Bake until nicely crisp, about 10 minutes; if tart is browning unevenly, rotate it back to front about halfway through cooking time.
- Serve hot.
flour, baking sheet, fromage blanc, onions, bacon, salt
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9677 (may not work)