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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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1 hour 20 min. difficulté

Easy

3.55 €

1 Flamiche

12 Ingredients

Last modified on: April 30^th 2017

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For 1 Flamiche, you will need:

1 13.7 oz flour
2 3.6 oz butter
3 1.1 oz lard
4 1 egg
5 0.2 oz fine (or table) salt
6 1 shallot
7 10.6 oz endives (head of chicory)
8 1 leek
9 3 tablespoons olive oil
10 10.6 oz liquid cream
11 salt
12 pepper

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 35 min.

Cooking: 45 min.

All in all: 1 hour 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Make the flamiche pastry

Put into a food-mixer bowl: 13.7 oz flour, 3.6 oz butter, 1.1 oz lard, 1 egg and 0.2 oz fine (or table) salt.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Knead for a few minutes until evenly mixed.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

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

Stage 4 - 5 min.

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

...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.

Prepare the filling

Prepare and chop 1 shallot.

Prepare and chop 10.6 oz endives (head of chicory).

Prepare and chop 1 leek, keeping just the white part (you can use the green leaves in another recipe).

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Pour 3 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.

Add the endives and leek, mix well and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 9 - 7 min.

Pour in 10.6 oz 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.

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.

Pour the filling into the pastry case.

Stage 12 - 30 min.

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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	50 RDI=20 %	230 RDI=20 %	250 RDI=40 %	3,400 RDI=170 %	14,240 RDI: 170 %
Per 100 g	3 RDI=1 %	20 RDI=2 %	20 RDI=3 %	260 RDI=10 %	1,070 RDI: 10 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, egg

How much will it cost?

For 1 Flamiche : 3.55 €

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Lovely recipes, easy to store in a folder
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