Zwiebelkuchen Onion Pie Recipes

GERMAN ZWIEBELKUCHEN (ONION PIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a jelly-roll pan or large pizza pan with prepared dough, making sure dough extends up sides of pan.
• Saute onion in a skillet until translucent and pour cooked onion into a large mixing bowl. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, chop and add to onion; mix well.
• Stir in sour cream. Beat eggs enough to break up yolks, then mix in to pie mixture. Add flour to thicken mixture (onions will create a lot of water), then add salt. Mix well and pour mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle top with caraway seed.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour, or until onions start to turn golden brown on top.

GERMAN ZWIEBELKUCHEN (ONION PIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Line a jelly-roll pan or large pizza pan with prepared dough, making sure dough extends up sides of pan.
• Saute onion in a until translucent and pour cooked onion into a large mixing bowl.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
• Drain, chop and add to onion; mix well.
• Stir in sour cream.
• Beat eggs enough to break up yolks, then mix in to pie mixture.
• Add flour to thicken mixture (onions will create a lot of water), then add salt. Mix well and pour mixture into prepared pan.
• Sprinkle top with caraway seed.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour, or until onions start to turn golden brown on top.

ZWIEBELKUCHEN (SAVORY BACON-AND-ONION TART)

Steps:

• Place milk and 4 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan, and heat until butter has melted. Remove pan from heat, and let mixture cool until tepid.
• Place milk mixture in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. On low speed, add the sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, lemon zest, egg yolks, and yeast. Gradually add 3 cups flour, creating a dough that is soft but not sticky.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and knead until it is smooth and elastic and springs back when you poke it with your finger, about 5 minutes. Place in a large buttered bowl, and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Set in a warm place until dough has doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line an 11-by-17-inch baking sheet with parchment. Punch dough down, and roll out to a 1/4-inch thickness. Place on prepared baking sheet, and cover with buttered plastic wrap; let rise until dough doesn't spring back when you poke it with your finger, about 20 minutes.
• Melt remaining tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon, and cook until golden and crisp and most of fat has been rendered, about 6 minutes. Add onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 8 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons flour over onions, and stir in. In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream and the egg, and stir into the onion mixture. Cook, stirring, until mixture thickens, about 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat, and season with salt.
• Spread mixture on top of dough, and let rise 15 minutes more. Sprinkle top with caraway seeds. Bake until edges are crisp and brown, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, and serve. Bread will keep, wrapped and unrefrigerated, up to 4 days.

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.

GERMAN ZWIEBELKUCHEN

Steps:

• For the dough:
• Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm milk, and add the sugar and a dash of the flour, stir, cover and keep in a warm place for ten minutes.
• Add the rest of the dough ingredients in the pastry mixer and blend until you have a ball.Cover and keep in a warm place for twenty minutes until the dough rises.
• Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• Saute the onion'rings' with the bacon in a large skillet, until the onions are transparent, and soft.
• This should take about 10 minutes.
• In a seperate bowl, mix the eggs, the creme fraiche, the nutmeg, and pepper together with a whisk until well incorporated and smooth.
• Roll the dough out into a flat, large roasting pan (you want something with a slight edge to it) and then pour the onion and bacon mixture over the dough and spread it out to cover the dough evenly.
• Pour the egg-creme fraich mixture over the top and put it in the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until golden brown on top.