Swiss Onion Cake Zwiebelkuchen Recipes

SWISS ONION CAKE (ZWIEBELKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Sift dry dough ingredients into bowl; cut in butter. Add milk, a tablespoon at a time, tossing just until flour is dampened. Gather into ball. Pat 2/3 of dough in bottom of 8-inch round cake pan. Bake at 425 degrees until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Cool on rack and turn oven down to 325 degrees.
• Meanwhile, fry bacon until crisp; drain most of bacon fat. Cook onion in remaining bacon fat until tender. Combine remaining filling ingredients with bacon and onion.
• Pat remaining dough around edge of cooled pan. Pour filling into crust. Bake at 325 degrees until almost set, about 20 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

AUTHENTIC GERMAN ONION PIE (SCHWABISCHER ZWIEBELKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Put flour into a bowl, add sugar, make a dent in the middle where you put the yeast.
• Add the sugar and a little of the milk and mix well.
• Let the dough rest for 15 minutes (cover bowl with towel).
• Add the rest of the milk and mix well again.
• Let rest for another 30 minute.
• Roll dough and put on a baking plate.
• Make a raised edge of the dough.
• For the topping: fry the ham in butter.
• Add the sliced onions and fry until they are soft and glassy.
• Mix eggs with pepper, salt, sour cream and cummin/nutmeg.
• Add to the onions.
• Put everything ontop of the dough.
• Bake for 30 min at 190°C.