Best Zwiebelkuchen Recipes

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.

ZWIEBELKUCHEN (SAVORY BACON-AND-ONION TART)

Steps:

• Place milk and 4 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan, and heat until butter has melted. Remove pan from heat, and let mixture cool until tepid.
• Place milk mixture in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. On low speed, add the sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, lemon zest, egg yolks, and yeast. Gradually add 3 cups flour, creating a dough that is soft but not sticky.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and knead until it is smooth and elastic and springs back when you poke it with your finger, about 5 minutes. Place in a large buttered bowl, and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Set in a warm place until dough has doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line an 11-by-17-inch baking sheet with parchment. Punch dough down, and roll out to a 1/4-inch thickness. Place on prepared baking sheet, and cover with buttered plastic wrap; let rise until dough doesn't spring back when you poke it with your finger, about 20 minutes.
• Melt remaining tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon, and cook until golden and crisp and most of fat has been rendered, about 6 minutes. Add onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 8 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons flour over onions, and stir in. In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream and the egg, and stir into the onion mixture. Cook, stirring, until mixture thickens, about 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat, and season with salt.
• Spread mixture on top of dough, and let rise 15 minutes more. Sprinkle top with caraway seeds. Bake until edges are crisp and brown, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, and serve. Bread will keep, wrapped and unrefrigerated, up to 4 days.

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.

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.

ANTON'S ZWIEBELKUCHEN (ANTON'S ONION PIE)

Steps:

• Mix flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and yeast in a large bowl. Stir in olive oil and about 3/4 cup water until mixture comes together in a ball of dough. Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup water while kneading dough; continue kneading until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
• Place dough in a large lightly-oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place , about 30 minutes.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions and 1 teaspoon salt until tender and translucent, about 30 minutes; stir often so onions do not brown. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Roll dough out on a floured surface to create a thin crust; transfer dough to prepared baking sheet. Poke several holes in the dough with a fork and roll edges up slightly to create a rim.
• Spread cooled onions over crust. Whisk sour cream, milk, eggs, and ground black pepper in a bowl; pour over onions. Sprinkle with caraway seeds.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and eggs are set, 30 to 45 minutes. Serve warm.

SWISS ONION CAKE (ZWIEBELKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Sift dry dough ingredients into bowl; cut in butter. Add milk, a tablespoon at a time, tossing just until flour is dampened. Gather into ball. Pat 2/3 of dough in bottom of 8-inch round cake pan. Bake at 425 degrees until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Cool on rack and turn oven down to 325 degrees.
• Meanwhile, fry bacon until crisp; drain most of bacon fat. Cook onion in remaining bacon fat until tender. Combine remaining filling ingredients with bacon and onion.
• Pat remaining dough around edge of cooled pan. Pour filling into crust. Bake at 325 degrees until almost set, about 20 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

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.

DEUTSCH ZWIEBELKUCHEN (ONION PIE)

Steps:

• 1. Place the prepared dough in a large pizza pan, making sure dough extends up the sides of the pan.
• 2. In a large skillet, saute the onion until translucent and pour the cooked onion into a large mixing bowl. (May have to saute in several shifts.)
• 3. Place the bacon in the same skillet and cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, chop and add to onion; mix well.
• 4. Stir in the sour cream. In a separate bowl, beat eggs to break up yolks; mix into pie mixture. Add flour to thicken; add salt.
• 5. Mix well and pour mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle top with caraway seeds.
• 6. Bake in a preheated 425-degree 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 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

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 200°C.
• Saute the onion'rings' with the bacon in a large skillet, until the onions are transparent, and soft.
• This should take about 10 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.

ZWIEBELKUCHEN

Steps:

• 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour, or until onions start to turn golden brown on top.

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.

ZWIEBELKUCHEN (ONION PIE)

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