Swiss Onion Cake Zwiebelkuchen Recipes

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.

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.

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.