Elsässer Flamkuchen Or Tarte D'alsace

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 21 g fresh yeast (approx. 1/2 cube)
• 600 g all-purpose flour, you can also use whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 400 g onions, thinly sliced
• 300 g smokey bacon, cubed
• 250 g sour cream
• 150 g creme fraiche
• 6 tablespoons canola oil
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl break up the yeast into smaller pieces using your hands. sprinkle with sugar and mix until the yeast becomes turns liquidy.
• 2 in a larger mixing bowl, add flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, oil, 300ml luke-warm water and the yeast-sugar mixture.
• 3 using the kneading hook of you electric hand-held beater, knead the dough until it just starts to come together. then with your hands knead into a smooth dough ball. place the dough back into the bowl and cover with a warm damp cloth. put in a warm dry place to rise for approximately 45 minutes.
• 4 whisk the sour cream and creme fraiche together until smooth. season with salt and pepper.
• 5 pre-heat the oven to 225 degrees celsius line a baking tray with baking paper. divide the dough into four portions.
• 6 roll one portion on a floured surface in a 2-3mm thin oval (approx. 25 x 35cm).
• 7 place on the baking tray and allow to rest for another 20 minutes. cover the remaining dough balls.
• 8 spread 1/4 of the sour cream and creme fraiche mixture on the rolled out oval, sprinkle with 1/4 bacon and 1/4 sliced onions.
• 9 bake in the oven on the lowest rack for 8-10 minutes. take out and cut into 4 pieces and serve immediately.
• 10 repeat the steps 6 to 9 until you've used up the remaining three dough balls.