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Flammekueche
Ingredients
500g bread dough, 40cl double cream, 1 dessertspoonful oil, 50g chopped onion, 80g smoked bacon, salt, grated nutmeg
PreparationFor 4-5 servings
Baking time: 10 minutes
Fry the onions in the butter and mix in the cream. Season. Dice the smoked bacon and fry until slightly browned. Roll out the dough until very fine and place on a baking tray (recipe based on one standard baking tray for a gas oven).
Spread the cream and onion mixture on the dough. Pour the oil over the top and sprinkle with the diced bacon. Bake in a very hot oven with the thermostat at maximum.
Note: The cream should be thick, but not sour.
Wine: serve with a Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc or Riesling.
