German Onion Pie Zweibelkuchen Food

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.

GERMAN ONION PIE (ZWEIBELKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º F.
• Saute bacon.
• Drain most of the fat from the pan.
• Add the onions and saute until clear.
• Do not brown.
• Set aside to cool.
• Beat the eggs and sour cream together in a medium-sized bowl.
• Sprinkle the flour over the top and beat it into the sour cream mixture.
• Stir in the salt and pepper.
• Prick the bottom of the pie shell several times with a fork.
• Spread the onions and bacon over the bottom of the pie shell.
• Pour the sour cream mixture over the top.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350ºF.
• and bake for another 15 minutes or until pie is nicely browned.
• Serve hot!

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.

ZWIEBELKUCHEN ( SOUTHWEST GERMAN ONION CAKE)

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 225°C.
• Sautée the onion'rings' with the bacon in a large skillet, until the onions are transparent, and soft, but not caramelized.
• This should take about 10-15 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.

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.

ONION PIE MY EASY WAY (GERMAN ZWIEBELKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Mix the first 5 ingredients.
• Put mixture on the puff pastry (in a baking pan).
• Bake at 350 degrees for ca.
• 50-60 minutes.
• Serve hot or cold.