Southern Cracker Onion Pie Food

VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a medium skillet, cook onions in butter for about 10 minutes, or until clear and soft; stir often. Reserve juices.
• In a large bowl, mix onions with eggs and sour cream. Stir in onion juices, butter and cheese. Add salt and pepper and hot sauce to taste. Make sure all ingredients are well blended and then pour into the 2 pie shells.
• Sprinkle grated cheese and paprika on top of pies. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Lower temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 30 to 40 minutes, or until lightly browned on top. Let cool for a few minutes to settle before slicing.

CRACKER PIE

Steps:

• Prick bottom of pie crust several times with a fork. Bake for 10 minutes in a 325 degree oven.
• While crust is baking, place egg whites in mixing bowl and beat until still peaks form. Add sugar and baking powder and beat again until sugar is well incorporated, about one minute more.
• Using a large spoon, gently fold in nuts, drained fruit, cracker crumbs, and vanilla until it is all well combined.
• Pour into baked pie crust. Bake at 325 for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly browned on top. Allow to cool completely before serving.

VIDALIA ONION PIE WITH RITZ CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Add the 2 tablespoons of butter to a large pan and cook vidalia onion over medium heat until starting to soften. You want the onion to still have a little bite so don't cook them too long. Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix cracker crumbs with the 5 tablespoon melted butter and press into the bottom and up the sides of a lightly greased 9-inch pie plate.
• Spoon vidalia onions on top of crust.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce. Pour mixture over onions.
• Sprinkle cheese and paprika on top.
• Bake for 30 minutes.

SWEET VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together crushed crackers and 1/3 cup melted butter. Press mixture firmly into a 9 inch pie pan and set aside.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet and saute onions until translucent and tender but not brown. Spread into prepared crust.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, salt, and white pepper. Pour mixture over onions then sprinkle top with shredded cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until center is set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

ONION AND CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix cracker crumbs and 1/4 cup melted butter; press evenly in bottom and up side of pie plate.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Cook onions in butter 5 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until light brown. Spread onions in crust. Sprinkle with cheese.
• In medium bowl, beat milk, salt, pepper and eggs with fork or wire whisk until blended; pour over cheese.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Garnish with tomato and onion. Serve immediately.

VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• Mix Ritz cracker crumbs and melted butter.
• Press mixture into an 8-inch pie plate.
• Saute onions with 2 T butter until clear, not brown; spoon into pie crust.
• Beat eggs with milk, salt, and pepper and pour over onions.
• Sprinkle with cheese and paprika.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until firm in the center.

ONION PIE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300.
• Lightly spray a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Combine the cracker crumbs with half of the melted butter.
• Press the crumb mixture into the casserole dish, forming a crust.
• Saute the remaining butter with the onions until onions are transparent.
• Spread the onions over the cracker crust.
• Combine the scalded milk, eggs and cheese, and pour over the onions.
• Sprinkle the salt and pepper on top.
• Bake for 40 minutes.

SOUTHERN CRACKER-ONION PIE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350. Lightly spray a 9" pie pan w/ cooking spray. It's best to use a deep dish for this. In bowl, combine crushed crackers w/ 1/3 cup melted butter until crumbly. Press mix into bottom and up sides of pie pan.
• 2. In lg skillet, over med-high heat, saute onions in remaining butter until tender, stirring often. Pour onions into pie crust.
• 3. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over onions. Sprinkle cheese over top. Bake 45 mins or until center is set. You can cover w/ foil if cheese is browning too quick, but remove foil the last 10 mins. Cut into wedges.

VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: All ingredients should be cold. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add shortening and butter. Using a pastry blender cut in the shortening and butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Drop by drop, add cold water. Mix in with the fingertips, not with the hands as the palms will warm the dough. Continue mixing water in until the dough begins to hold together without being sticky but not crumbly. Place dough in plastic wrap. Fold over plastic wrap and press down to form a disk. This will make rolling out easier after chilling. Finish wrapping in plastic and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Lightly spray a deep 9-inch pie pan or an 8 1/2-inch fluted flan pan. Roll out dough and place in pie plate. Return to the refrigerator until filling is ready. Makes pastry for a 9-inch single crust pie.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• For the filling: Brush egg wash on the inside of pie crust. Return to refrigerator until filling is ready. Over medium heat, melt butter. Add onions and saute until translucent. Do not brown. Combine eggs, sour cream and flour. Add onion mixture. Season with salt and pepper and pour into chilled pie crust. Top with Parmesan. Bake for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F for the last 20 minutes or until center is set.