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Measure out your dry ingredients, 2 -4 tblsp oil and and the 1/2 cup water. Everyonce in a while I will add 1 teaspoon of baking powder to give it a little rise.
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Add the oil and the water....
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......and mix well into a dough, and knead well to make a smooth dough.
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Divide into 2 balls to make 2 nice 12 inch crusts or make 4 balls and you can make 4- 8 inch ones.
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I sliced a purple onion thin on my mandolin. You can use a knife also.
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Getting all the ingredients together before I assemble the Flammenkuchen.
You can use just sour cream, but I make a blend of cottage cheese and sour cream. Greek yogurt, or whatever I have on hand. I made a low fat cream topping here.
Pre-heat the oven to 500 degrees or as near that as possible.
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In order to get that crispy cracker like texture for your crust you need to roll it out 1/8 inch thick.
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I put the crust on a pizza peel. coated with some cornmeal or flour. I gathered the toppings to assemble.
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Spread on a layer of the cream topping, then I added some parmesan cheese, for more flavor.
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I added the Prociutto , onions and sprinkled some caraway seeds on top.
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Slide it onto the hot pizza stone in the pre-heated 500 degree oven.
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Bake the Flammenkuchen for 8-12 minutes until it is very brown, even some dark charred spots on the top or bottom.
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I sprinkled this with some fresh chopped parsley and
cut in squares which is traditional. ![](Flammenkuchen/8/8a/20221001_194633.jpg)
The crispiness of the Flammenkuchen is so tantalizing, just writing this makes me want to run and make one.
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My lower Fat Blend Topping
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Here is one way I make a creamy blend of cheeses. To cut down on calories I blended low fat cottage cheese and laughing cow cheese in a food processor. I will often use what ever I have on hand, cream cheese, sour cream or regular cottage cheese.