Easy Tarte Flambée (Bacon & Onion Pizza)
Flammekeuche, or Tarte Flambée is essentially a bacon and onion pizza that is not only easy to make, but only requires a handful of ingredients. It’s a testament to how delicious simplicity can be!
Servings: 6 large slices
Ingredients
- 22 ounce pizza dough (rough size) homemade or store-bought
- 2 medium white onions sliced thinly but not paper thin
- 8 ounces thick cut black forest bacon
- 6 ounces crème fraiche (rough amount depending on dough size)
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal
- ⅛ teaspoon fresh nutmeg
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Cut bacon into small pieces.
- Cook bacon in a medium pot until just cooked but not crispy. Drain excess fat from pot.
- Add sliced white onions to pot with bacon, and sweat onion for 3-4 minutes over medium heat until onions wilt slightly. Turn burner off and set aside.
- In a small separate bowl, add crème fraiche and egg yolk. Stir until combined. Set aside.
- Add a thin layer of cornmeal to a large baking sheet. Stretch pizza dough as thinly as possible without breaking the dough.
- Add crème fraiche “sauce” to pizza dough, leaving a ½ inch crust border without toppings.
- Add bacon-onion mixture. Topping quantity shouldn’t be “heaping” but generous. Make sure to leave a crust border!
- Use a microplane or the fine setting of a cheese grater to dust pizza with nutmeg.
- Bake for about 20 minutes until the crust is golden brown. Let rest for 5 minutes before cutting.
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Notes
- If you can’t find black forest bacon, you can use applewood smoked.
- Crème fraiche or formage blanc work!
- You can use pre-ground nutmeg if you don’t have access to whole nutmeg!
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 1014mg | Potassium: 173mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 235IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 3mg