ZWIEBELKUCHEN (ONION PIE)

Zwiebelkuchen (Onion Pie) image

Provided by Emily Schaefer

Time 2h

Number Of Ingredients 17

PASTRY
2 c sifted all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 c butter
1 medium egg, beaten
1 Tbsp cream, optional
1 unbeaten egg white
FILLING
2 c chopped onion (sweet onions 4 large)
2 slice bacon, diced
2 Tbsp butter
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp caraway seed
1/2 Tbsp flour
1/2 c heavy cream
2 medium eggs, beaten

Steps:

1. Pastry, Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Chop in the butter by pastry blender or 2 knives, until mealy. Add the egg. Blend until consistency of pie dough. Add cream if dough is not sufficiently moist.
2. Working lightly, pat into the bottom and sides of a 9 inch round layer cake pan. Brush egg white over bottom of crust, This prevents crust from becoming soggy.
3. Filling: Cook the onions and bacon in butter until very soft. Add salt and caraway seed. Stir in flour, then slowly add cream. Remove from heat
4. Add a little of the mixture to beaten eggs, then combine the two. Spoon into pastry lined cake pan. Bake in oven preheated to 375 F until pastry is crisp and golden and filling is firm. Serve hot from the oven