If you like mini pretzels and have been wondering what kind of starter you can make with them, this recipe is perfect for you. This is a homemade recipe with a bottom made of crushed mini pretzels topped with ham, olives, tomatoes and two different kinds of cheese. To use crushed mini pretzels is a way to astonish your pretzel lover guests.

This is a traditional recipe of the famous Alsatian flammekueche also known as tarte flambée that my grand-parents used to do every Sunday. They are traditionally baked in a wood-fire oven which makes a crispy bottom with slightly burned edges with a creamy topping. But don´t worry with modern ovens they are also easy and tasty to prepare. Using a wood-fire oven was part of the Sunday evening entertainment at my grand-parents.

This recipe will give you three cakes in one by using one mixture. The cake will divide itself in three different layers while cooking in the oven. The result is a cake with a fluffy sponge bottom, a creamy custard middle, and a moist dense top layer.