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🍰 Savory Onion and Apple Cake

485 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 150 g flour
• 150 g quark
• 150 g soft butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 500 g onions
• 500 g apples
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 125 g breakfast bacon
• 2 tbsp butter
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 1 tsp dried marjoram
• 2 eggs
• 150 g crème fraîche
• 100 g whipping cream
• 75 g freshly grated Gruyère cheese

Instructions

1. 1. Put flour, quark (a type of fresh cheese), butter, and salt into a bowl.
2. 2. Knead the dough with the beaters of an electric hand mixer until it is smooth and elastic.
3. 3. Cover the dough and place it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
4. 4. Peel the onions and cut them into small cubes.
5. 5. Peel the apples, cut them into quarters, and remove the core.
6. 6. Cut the apple pieces into small cubes.
7. 7. Immediately drizzle the apple pieces with lemon juice and mix them well.
8. 8. Cut the breakfast bacon into small cubes.
9. 9. Fry the bacon in hot butter in a frying pan.
10. 10. Add the onion cubes and sweat them until they are translucent.
11. 11. Add the apple pieces and simmer everything for another 3 to 4 minutes.
12. 12. Season the mixture with salt, pepper, and marjoram.
13. 13. Remove the pan from the heat.
14. 14. Whisk the eggs with crème fraîche, cream, and grated Gruyère cheese.
15. 15. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (conventional or fan-assisted).
16. 16. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface.
17. 17. Grease the baking pan and line it with the dough.
18. 18. Pull up a crust edge from the dough.
19. 19. Spread the apple-onion mixture evenly over the dough.
20. 20. Pour the egg-cream mixture over the topping.
21. 21. Bake the cake in the preheated oven on the middle rack for approx. 30 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 485
• Protein: 15 g · Fett/Fat: 36 g · Carbs: 33 g