Cheesy Onion Custard Recipes

EASY CHEESY AND ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• Cut the butter into cubes and place it in a mixing bowl with the flour and salt. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Add water (one tablespoon at a time) and mix with a flat-bladed knife until the mixture just comes together in a shaggy dough. Add just enough water to bind the dough - it should not become wet and sticky.
• Tip the dough out onto a work surface and press it gently with your hands until it comes together in a ball. Don't knead the dough, handle it gently.Cover the dough with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to rest.
• Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F
• Once the pastry has rested, remove it from the refrigerator and roll it out into a circle large enough to cover the bottom and sides of your baking dish.The pastry should be approximately one-eighth of an inch thick.
• Carefully lift the pastry and use it to line the base and sides of your baking dish.
• Line the pastry case with baking parchment and fill it with a layer of dried beans. If you have ceramic baking beads you can use those instead. If you don't have dried beans you can use rice.
• Bake the pastry case in a hot oven (200C / 400F) for 15 minutes. Remove the beans and baking parchment (be careful - they will be hot) and bake the pastry case for another 5 minutes until it is starting to brown.Set it aside to cool.
• Cut the onions in half (from root to tip) and then slice them thinly into semi-circles.
• Melt butter with the oil in a saucepan and then add the onions.Cover the pan with a lid and fry the onions on a very gentle heat for 10 to 15 minutes until they have softened and started to caramelise. Keep your eye on the onions and stir occasionally so they don't burn. If they look as though they are browning, turn down the heat.Set the onions aside to cool.
• Beat the eggs in a jug and mix in the cream cheese. A fork will help you to get most of the lumps out. Don't worry if there are a few lumps still remaining - the cheese will melt as the quiche bakes in the oven.
• Now stir in the milk and cream and add the paprika, mustard and black pepper. Season with salt.
• Turn down the oven to 180°C / 360°F
• When the pie crust is cool, spread the onions on the base of the pastry and sprinkle with half of the grated cheese.
• Pour the prepared egg custard mixture over the top and sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes until the filling is set and the cheese is melted and golden.

SWEET ONION CUSTARD

Steps:

• 1. Using very low heat, saute onions in butter in a large covered skillet for 30 minutes. Onions should brown a bit and carmelize. Cool onions.
• 2. In a mixing bowl beat together milk and eggs, stir in cooled onions, salt, and pepper. Pour mixture into a buttered casserole dish and bake at 325 degrees until golden brown, about 40-45 minutes.

VIDALIA ONION CUSTARD

Steps:

• Saute onions in the butter, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft& golden Let onions cool to room temp.
• Meanwhile whisk the eggs, milk& egg yolk together, add salt, nutmeg& pepper Stir in the cooked onions, mix well.
• Pour into an oven proof buttered dish (1 1/2 qt size).
• Bake at 325F for 40-50 minutes or until a knife comes out clean when inserted in the center Sprinkle with chives serve hot.

CHEDDAR GORGEOUS! CHEESE AND ONION BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING

Steps:

• Butter 8 slices of bread and make sandwiches with the grated mature cheese and sliced onion. Cut the the sandwiches into four triangles and arrange them standing up with the points to the top, in a well greased baking dish. (Do NOT use standard American style sandwich bread, it is too thin and will not crisp up!).
• (Feel free to vary to contents of the sandwiches. If it doesn't have to be a vegetarian dish, some ham would be very nice. Or you might want to put some pickle on the sandwiches, some sliced tomatoes, cooked sausage or whatever you fancy.).
• Beat the eggs with the milk, mustard powder, salt, pepper, and the herbs.
• Pre-heat oven to 200C or 400°F.
• Pour the egg custard mixture over the sandwiches. (If you had any cheese left over, sprinkle it on top. Onion, too if you have any left over.) Allow the pudding to stand for about 30 minutes before baking - you get a lighter pudding.
• Bake the bread and butter pudding in the pre-heated oven for about 20 to 30 minutes, or until the cheese custard has set and the cheese on the top is golden.
• In a nutshell - it's cheese sandwiches with savoury custard poured over then baked in the oven - or savoury bread and butter pudding!
• Serve warm for breakfast, brunch, lunch or supper. Can be prepared the night before and baked next morning - bring it to room temperature for about 30 minutes before baking it however.

CHEESY ONION CUSTARD

Steps:

• Saute the onions in the butter about 5 minute over medium-high heat until transparent but not browned.
• Mix eggs, milk, cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Stir in the onions.
• Turn into a 1-quart buttered baking dish.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minute or until custard is set.
• Sprinkle with paprika or parsley.
• Serve immediately.
• Serve any leftover casserole by frying slices of the chilled custard in butter. Top with additional cheese and serve with a crouton of toasted bread.