Rustic Onion Pie Recipes

VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: All ingredients should be cold. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add shortening and butter. Using a pastry blender cut in the shortening and butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Drop by drop, add cold water. Mix in with the fingertips, not with the hands as the palms will warm the dough. Continue mixing water in until the dough begins to hold together without being sticky but not crumbly. Place dough in plastic wrap. Fold over plastic wrap and press down to form a disk. This will make rolling out easier after chilling. Finish wrapping in plastic and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Lightly spray a deep 9-inch pie pan or an 8 1/2-inch fluted flan pan. Roll out dough and place in pie plate. Return to the refrigerator until filling is ready. Makes pastry for a 9-inch single crust pie.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• For the filling: Brush egg wash on the inside of pie crust. Return to refrigerator until filling is ready. Over medium heat, melt butter. Add onions and saute until translucent. Do not brown. Combine eggs, sour cream and flour. Add onion mixture. Season with salt and pepper and pour into chilled pie crust. Top with Parmesan. Bake for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F for the last 20 minutes or until center is set.

ONION PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions in oil until soft but not browned; drain well. In a large bowl, whisk eggs. Stir in the bread crumbs, cheese, parsley and onions. , Place in a greased 10-in. pie plate. Bake at 350° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.

RUSTIC ONION TART

Steps:

• Cook onions and bacon in skillet on medium heat 10 to 12 min. or until onions are tender, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
• Heat oven to 400°F. Unroll pie crust on baking sheet. Mix cream cheese and sour cream until blended; spread onto crust. Spoon onion mixture over cream cheese mixture; spread to within 2 inches of edge of crust. Sprinkle with Swiss cheese. Fold edge of crust over filling, leaving opening in center and pleating edge of crust as necessary to fit.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until crust is lightly browned. Cool slightly.

CONTEST-WINNING ONION PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the biscuit mix, sage and salt. Add enough milk until mixture hold together. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. pie plate; set aside. , In a large skillet, saute onions in oil until tender. Sprinkle with salt. Spoon into crust. In a bowl, beat egg and cream; pour over onions., Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325°. Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

ONION PIE WITH JARLSBERG AND THYME

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions, garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns, cloves, and 1 teaspoon thyme leaves. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook until the onions are soft but not brown, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.with rack on the lowest level. Line a medium ovenproof baking dish with puff pastry. Remove the cloves, peppercorns, and bay leaf from the onions, and discard. Place the onions on top of the puff pastry, and sprinkle with the cheese. Bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Just before serving, sprinkle with remaining teaspoon thyme.