Ingredients
You will need (for two):
1 Vacherin Mont D’or (or Camembert)
1 clove garlic
250g strong white bread flour
1 tsp fresh chopped rosemary
1/2 tsp salt
60ml extra virgin olive oil
100ml water
Method
Mix together the flour, salt and rosemary. Mix in the olive oil and water. Using your hands, bring it all together into a ball then knead on a floured surface for a few minutes. Set it to one side for a few minutes more.
Preheat an oven to 200C. Slice the garlic and then cut slits in the top of the cheese. Put the slices of garlic into the cheese and then put into the oven for around 10 minutes.
While the cheese is warming get a griddle pan on a medium to high heat.
Divide the dough into four pieces and roll each piece out on a floured surface until about the thickness of a pound coin.
Griddle the bread for two minutes on each side.
Put the cheese onto a board with the bread on the side and dig in.
I can’t tell you how quick and simple these flatbreads are to make and cook. You only need to knead them really briefly too. This makes a fine dinner; really simple but a real treat too. The garlic gets pushed down into the cheese as you scoop it meaning you get an occasional intense bit of garlicky cheese. The flatbreads are crisp on the outside; the burnt patches being the best bit, and soft inside with a faint rosemary throughout. You of course have the added fun of getting the cheese to bread ratio right without ending up submerging your hands into the cheese. Even more enjoyable if you’re trying to make a good first impression. Cheese, garlic and rosemary together; a dinner made in heaven.
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Do you know Tunworth cheese? One of my favourite pubs (The Gamekeepers in Mapledurwell) serves it like your Vacherin. Lovely!
P.S. Do you know The Gamekeepers? Fab real food!
This looks so utterly delicious. Yum.
I love the flavor combinations here – sounds really good! You can’t go wring with warm, gooey cheese — especially with a bit of garlic.
Garlic and cheese, can’t get better than that! great idea!
Its fabulous and seems like one of my fav. Savory food always excite me, so I am for sure feeling excited.
It looks wonderful and I can imagine the flavors with rosemary !
This is lovely especially with the rosemary. So intense and beautiful. I love it!
Impressive and delicious!!
WOW this looks so good!! Love the spices and flavors
Love Vacherin, such a decadent seasonal treat. What a wonderful way to enjoy it.
this is elegant and delicious while still being totally doable! keeping this one in mind, for sure. the garlic is a great touch!
Gooey and delicious. Perfect on a cold winters day with a glass of red 🙂
Mmmmm YUM. Cheese makes me happy.
I love flatbreads because they’re so quick to make. These sound great!!
Wish I could jump through the screen and take a big bite!