Authentic Tarte Flambée Recipe Alsace, France

Name: Tarte flambée
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg (2.2 lbs) fromage blanc, 40% fat; 1,5 kg (3.3 lbs) T45 flour (equivalent to Type 00 Italian flour, Euro 450 flour type and American Cake flour); 250g (8.8 oz) crème fraîche, 30% fat; 250 ml (1 cup) lukewarm water mixed with coarse salt (dissolved); 500g (1.1 lbs) onion; 250 ml (1 cup) lukewarm water mixed with 40g/1.3 oz fresh bakers yeast (dissolved); 500 ml (2 cups) water; 500g (1.1 lbs) smoked bacon; 10g (2 tsp) salt; a pinch of ground pepper; a pinch of ground nutmeg

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