Zwiebelkuchen - Onion Cake
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
-
Kuchen
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup bacon fat
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, separated
- 3 1⁄4 cups flour, sifted
- 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast, softened in
- 8 teaspoons water (lukewarm)
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Topping
- 8 medium onions, peeled and thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons bacon fat
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and minced
directions
- Cream butter, sugar, salt and egg yolk.
- Add milk alternately with flour and the softened yeast cake.
- Beat well and add stiffly beaten egg white.
- Add just enough flour to allow handling; cover and let rise until doubled.
- Roll dough into flat cake, large enough to fit into a lightly greased 12-inch pizza pan or onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Press up edges to make a slight rim.
- Cover and let rise until doubled.
- Cook onions in butter or bacon fat until translucent and tender; remove from heat.
- Add flour, eggs, salt and nutmeg.
- Turn the mixture over the kuchen dough and sprinkle bacon on top.
- Bake at 375F for 40 minutes or until golden and done.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Molly53
United States