German Zwiebelkuchen Food

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.

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.

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.

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.

ZWIEBELKUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Cook bacon over medium high heat until cooked through. Remove bacon strips and add sliced onions to hot pan. While onions cook over medium heat, cut bacon strips into small pieces.
• Once sliced, add bacon back to pan and continue cooking until onions are soft and fragrant.
• Allow onions and bacon to cool.
• Beat eggs and combine with sour cream, parsley, cheese, nutmeg, pepper and salt.
• Fill rolled dough with onions and bacon. Pour the egg cream mixture over the onions and bacon. Bake at 400ºF for 25-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.

ZWIEBELKUCHEN (GERMAN HAM AND ONION TART)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add ham and onions; cook on medium-low heat 12 to 14 min. or until onions are tender and golden brown, stirring occasionally. Remove skillet from heat.
• Unfold pastry sheet; cut into 12 squares. Press 1 square onto bottom and up side of each of 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray.
• Whisk eggs, sour cream and nutmeg in medium bowl until blended. Add onion mixture; mix well. Spoon into pastry cups; top with Swiss pieces. Sprinkle with chives.
• Bake 12 to 14 min. or until filling is set in centers, and edges of pastry cups are golden brown. Transfer tarts from muffin pan to wire racks; cool slightly.

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!