Zwiebelkuchen ( Southwest German Onion Cake)
- For the dough
- 25 g fresh yeast
- 1/4 liter lukewarm milk
- 375 g flour
- 60 g butter
- 1 egg
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon sugar
- For the topping
- 1 kg onion, peeled and cut into rings
- 150 g raw bacon, diced
- 500 g creme fraiche
- 4 eggs
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 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 225u0b0C.
- Sautee 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.
dough, fresh yeast, liter, flour, butter, egg, salt, sugar, topping, onion, bacon, eggs, pepper, nutmeg
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/zwiebelkuchen-southwest-german-onion-cake-103312 (may not work)