Desserts

German Onion Pie

by Editorial Staff

Today we have a very delicious yeast dough snack pie stuffed with fried onions and bacon. It was based on a recipe for a pie called Zwiebelkuchen.

Summary

Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Total Time1 hr 20 mins
CourseDessert
CuisineGerman

German Onion Pie Ingredients

For the dough:

  • Milk – 120 ml
  • Butter (melted) – 80 g
  • Wheat flour, premium grade – 300 g
  • Instant dry yeast – 2 teaspoon
  • Salt – 1 teaspoon
  • Sugar – 1 teaspoon
German Onion Pie

For filling:

  • Onions – 700 g
  • Fresh bacon – 100 g
  • Sour cream – 150 ml
  • Eggs – 3 pcs.
  • Dried oregano – 0.5 teaspoon
  • Salt to taste

German Onion Pie Instructions

  1. In a deep bowl, combine sifted flour with yeast, salt and sugar.
    Make a depression in the flour, pour in warm milk and melted butter (not hot).
    German Onion Pie step 1
  2. Knead the dough. Cover with a towel and put in a warm place for 1 hour.
  3. Cut the bacon into small cubes and fry in a frying pan until golden brown.
  4. Peel the onion, cut into thin half rings. Put the onion with the bacon, salt and pepper. Saute until the onions are soft.
  5. Roll out the dough into a layer 3 mm thick. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, form sides.
    German Onion Pie step 5
  6. Put the fried onion and bacon on the dough in an even layer.
  7. Pour the filling with eggs mixed with sour cream, oregano and salt on top.
  8. Bake yeast cake with onions in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for 40 minutes.
    German Onion Pie step 8
  9. Cool the finished onion pie, cut into pieces and serve.

Bon Appetit!

Editorial Staff

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