Onion Pie
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion (1 pound), cut lengthwise into 12 wedges
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 ounces coarsely grated Gruyere (3/4 cup)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 ounces coarsely grated Gruyere (1/2 cup)
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 3/4 cup well-shaken buttermilk
- 3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Heat butter and oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook onion, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in thyme, salt, and pepper, then cool.
- Toss cheese with onion and spread in bottom of a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish glass pie plate.
- Blend flour, baking powder and soda, and salt in a food processor.
- Add cheese and pulse 3 or 4 times to combine.
- Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Whisk together buttermilk and dry mustard in a small bowl and add to processor, then pulse until liquid is incorporated and dough begins to clump (do not let it form a ball).
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and fold it over on itself several times to lightly knead.
- Form dough into a ball and let stand, covered with plastic wrap, at room temperature 10 minutes.
- Roll out dough between 2 sheets of plastic wrap into a 10-inch round.
- Remove top sheet of plastic wrap and flip dough over onto onion.
- Peel off remaining plastic and tuck dough inside rim of pie plate.
- Bake pie in middle of oven until crust is golden brown and firm to the touch, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Cool pie on a rack 2 minutes, then invert a platter over pie and flip pie onto platter.
- Serve warm.
unsalted butter, olive oil, onion, thyme, salt, black pepper, gruyere, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, gruyere, cold unsalted butter, wellshaken buttermilk, dry mustard
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/onion-pie-104891 (may not work)