Greeninger Onion Kichel Sweet Onion Crackers Food

KICHEL (JEWISH BOW TIE COOKIES)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix flour, 2 teaspoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In mixer with paddle attachment, combine eggs, egg yolk, oil and vanilla. Mix on low speed until fully combined, 30-60 seconds. With mixer on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients in three stages until fully combined. You may have to stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl a few times. Continue beating for 15-20 minutes to develop the gluten, stopping every 5 minutes or so to scrape down the sides of the bowl. The dough will be very sticky.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Liberally spread approximately ¼ cup sugar on parchment paper set on countertop. (You can do this directly on the countertop, but it makes for a much easier cleanup to do it on parchment paper.) Use a rubber spatula or bowl scraper to scoop the sticky dough onto the top of the sugar. Liberally spread an additional ¼ cup of sugar on top of the mound of dough. Roll dough to approximately ¼ inch thick, using a bench scraper to guide the dough to create and maintain a rectangle, approximately 7 inches by 12 inches. Continue to coat the dough using as much of the remaining sugar as necessary (top and bottom) while rolling out the dough.
• With a pizza cutter or a knife, cut rectangles, 1 inch by 2 inches. (Make 1 inch cuts along the side of the dough that is 7 inches, and make 2 inch cuts along the side of the dough that is 12 inches.) Twist each rectangle in the middle. Place on prepared baking sheet, 2 inches apart from each other. Bake 25-30 minutes until the edges and bottoms are deep golden brown. Allow to cool completely, leaving them out at room temperature for several hours.

CHEESY SWEET ONION AND MUSHROOM PIE WITH CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare an 8-inch glass pie plate.
• For the crust mix together the crushed Ritz cracker crumbs with 4 tablespoons softened and a pinch of cayenne pepper; mix to combine.
• Press the mixture onto the bottom and about 1-inch up sides of the pie plate.
• Bake for about 5 minutes.
• For the filling:.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add in sliced onions and saute for about 10-12 minutes.
• Arrange the onions over the crust.
• Sprinkle the drained mushrooms over the onions.
• In a bowl whisk together the half and half cream with eggs, seasoning salt, black pepper and cayenne.
• Pour the egg mixture over the onions and mushroooms, then sprinkle the cheese over the filling.
• Sprinkle with paprika (I sprinkled bacon over in the paprika).
• Place the pie dish on a baking sheet to catch any spills.
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the middle of the pie comes out clean.
• Delicious!