Goat Cheese and Fig Tart (Flammkuchen a.k.a German Pizza)

Omg, I do love a tart! The traditional German pizza, called a flammkuchen, is usually sprinkled with lots of onions and bacon cubes but we wanted to give this recipe a twist.

I was in an experimental phase in the last few days. I haven’t had made a tart for a while and wanted to make a few for dinner. I wanted to do something different and give it a sweeter taste. One of my favourite flavour combinations is soft goat cheese and figs, so I told myself – why not? There’s nothing that can go wrong and everyone will love the ingredients. And as usual, I turned out to be right! 😉 It was a fabulous dinner that somehow also evaporated one of our bottles of dry wine.

Goat Cheese and Fig Tart Ingredients (serves 2):

• 275 g flour
• 200 g creme fraiche
• 200 g goat cheese
• 25 g walnuts
• 4 figs
• 2 apples
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 large red onion
• 1 tsp dry yeast
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 220°С. Line a parchment paper onto a baking tray.
2. Put the flour into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and put the dry yeast.
3. Prepare 200 ml warm water and pour some of it over the yeast. Stir until the yeast has is dissolved. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and leave the yeast to proof.
4. Add the remaining water into the bowl. Add in the salt and olive oil, and knead a soft dough. Place it in the bowl, cover again and leave it to rise for half an hour.
5. Meanwhile, peel the apples and cut them into slices.
6. Cut the onion into thin slices.
7. Cut the goat cheese and figs into slices.
8. Crush the walnuts.
9. Take the dough and divide it into two halves. Roll them out thinly.
10. Spread the creme fraiche evenly onto both tarts. Arrange the apple and onion slices.
11. Arrange the goat cheese and fig slices.
12. Sprinkle with the walnuts, honey and black pepper.
13. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Bon appetit!