Flammkuchen
What??? Yes, me too. I had no clue what it was when I first saw the name in print or read a bit about it. Here is what Wiki says ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The dish was created by Germanic farmers from Alsace, Baden and the Palatinate who used to bake bread once a week. The Flammekueche was originally a homemade dish which did not make its urban restaurant debut until the "pizza craze" of the 1960s. A Flammekueche would be used to test the heat of their wood-fired ovens. At the peak of its temperature, the oven would also have the ideal conditions in which to bake a Flammekueche. The embers would be pushed aside to make room for the cake in the middle of the oven, and the intense heat would be able to bake it in 1 or 2 minutes. The crust that forms the border of the Flammekueche would be nearly burned by the flames.[5] The result resembles a thin pizza. After the annexation of Alsace by France, the Flammekueche made its way as tarte flambée into French cuisine.
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It is a 'white' base on the crust.... usually Creme Fraiche in Europe...but I've never seen that here. Recipes vary and cream cheese, sour cream and yogurt all can be used instead or mixed to get a better consistency. I used a more or less half and half mixture of cream cheese and sour cream for mine.
It is usually more simple than pizza..but, you know how it goes ... first simple and then... toss on more... the more the merrier......
Such a creamy tasting bite.... mmmm thanks raist7. (of course, he made proper dough)
They do talk about the edges of the crust being almost burned...but, I don't care for that...and, took mine out when it was exactly how I like it. Golden. Golden Naan bread..... yum.....
I saw my first Flammkuchen on his Flickr site
caramelized onions, a bit of leftover tomato mix, and some chopped bits of ham....oh, a light sprinkle of grated mozzarella on top.....
very tasty. Thanks raist7 ...
okay... enough fooling around.... next time I make the real deal...
Flammkuchen
What??? Yes, me too. I had no clue what it was when I first saw the name in print or read a bit about it. Here is what Wiki says ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The dish was created by Germanic farmers from Alsace, Baden and the Palatinate who used to bake bread once a week. The Flammekueche was originally a homemade dish which did not make its urban restaurant debut until the "pizza craze" of the 1960s. A Flammekueche would be used to test the heat of their wood-fired ovens. At the peak of its temperature, the oven would also have the ideal conditions in which to bake a Flammekueche. The embers would be pushed aside to make room for the cake in the middle of the oven, and the intense heat would be able to bake it in 1 or 2 minutes. The crust that forms the border of the Flammekueche would be nearly burned by the flames.[5] The result resembles a thin pizza. After the annexation of Alsace by France, the Flammekueche made its way as tarte flambée into French cuisine.
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It is a 'white' base on the crust.... usually Creme Fraiche in Europe...but I've never seen that here. Recipes vary and cream cheese, sour cream and yogurt all can be used instead or mixed to get a better consistency. I used a more or less half and half mixture of cream cheese and sour cream for mine.
It is usually more simple than pizza..but, you know how it goes ... first simple and then... toss on more... the more the merrier......
Such a creamy tasting bite.... mmmm thanks raist7. (of course, he made proper dough)
They do talk about the edges of the crust being almost burned...but, I don't care for that...and, took mine out when it was exactly how I like it. Golden. Golden Naan bread..... yum.....
I saw my first Flammkuchen on his Flickr site
caramelized onions, a bit of leftover tomato mix, and some chopped bits of ham....oh, a light sprinkle of grated mozzarella on top.....
very tasty. Thanks raist7 ...
okay... enough fooling around.... next time I make the real deal...