Flamiche


Flamiche
Flamiche is a savoury tart from the Picardy region of northeasten France.

It is a cousin of quiche lorraine, but the pastry is characteristically made with lard and the filling has neither bacon nor eggs.

This version contains a mixture of endives and leeks (white part only).
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Last modified on: April 30th 2017

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For 3 Flamiches, you will need:

Change these quantities to make: 1 Flamiche 2 Flamiches 3 Flamiches
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
PreparationCookingStart to finish
34 min.42 min.1 hour 16 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 3 min.
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Make the flamiche pastry

Put into a food-mixer bowl: 1 litre 170 ml flour, 309.6 mls butter, 90 mls lard, 3 eggs and 21 mls fine (or table) salt.

Stage 2 - 2 min.
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Knead for a few minutes until evenly mixed.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
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Gather the dough into a ball and flatten this into a "cake", then place on a sheet of cooking parchment.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
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Lay a second sheet of cooking parchment on top and roll out the pastry between the two sheets of paper with a rolling pin...

Stage 5
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...until it is the right size for your tart dish or tin.

Refrigerate the pastry (still between its sheets of paper) for at least 1 hour.

Note: the pastry can be made to this stage the day before.

Stage 6 - 15 min.
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Prepare the filling

Prepare and chop 3 shallots.

Prepare and chop 900 mls endives (head of chicory).

Prepare and chop 3 leeks, keeping just the white part (you can use the green leaves in another recipe).

Stage 7 - 2 min.
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Pour 9 tablespoons olive oil into a large frying pan on medium heat.

When hot, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.

Stage 8 - 3 min.
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Add the endives and leek, mix well and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 9 - 7 min.
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Pour in 900 ml liquid cream, salt and pepper again, then turn down the heat and leave to reduce gently for 5 minutes.

Check the seasoning, then leave to cool.

Note: this filling can be prepared the day before.

Stage 10 - 5 min.
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Cook the tart

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Line the tart tin or dish with the circle of pastry.

Stage 11 - 2 min.
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Pour the filling into the pastry case.

Stage 12 - 30 min.
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Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Do watch the colour of the top, which should just be nicely browned.

Serve either warm or cold.
Remarks
For a quicker version of this recipe, you can use normal shortcrust pastry, or even puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée). However, do try this authentic lard-based version if you can.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Based on a recipe by Joël Robuchon.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
7,519 Kcal or 31,481 Kj112 gr654 gr495 gr
376 %43 %62 %75 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
245 Kcal or 1,026 Kj4 gr21 gr16 gr
12 %1 %2 %2 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 3 Flamiches : 7.02 €
  • Per Flamiche : 2.34 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Endives (head of chicory)Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ham and endives au gratin, Endive and beer soup, Comtoise endive salad, Thin endive tart, Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, ... All
Liquid creamLiquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sorrel omelette, Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, French toast "cordon bleu", Black Forest gateau, Frozen Nougat, ... All
FlourFlour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio "Financiers", Checkerboard biscuits, Four quarters, Saucipain, Arizona cupcakes, ... All
ButterButter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Craquelin (sweet cracker dough), Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage, ... All
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