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🍽️ Classic Onion Pie

651 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• yeast, fresh 0.5 pcs
• sugar pinch
• water 150 ml
• wheat flour, Type 405 500 g
• salt pinch
• butter 9 tbsp
• eggs 5 pcs
• onions, yellow 800 g
• pepper, black ground pinch
• cumin, whole pinch
• sour cream 200 g
• Emmental grated 200 g

Instructions

1. 1. Crumble the yeast into a bowl.
2. 2. Dissolve the yeast and sugar in lukewarm water.
3. 3. Let the yeast mixture rest covered for about 10 minutes.
4. 4. Add flour, salt, 6 tablespoons of softened butter, and 1 egg to the bowl.
5. 5. Knead the ingredients with a hand mixer until you have a smooth dough.
6. 6. Let the yeast dough rise covered in a warm place for 1 hour.
7. 7. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
8. 8. Halve the onions and peel them.
9. 9. Slice the onions into thin strips.
10. 10. Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a pan over medium heat.
11. 11. Sauté the onion strips in the butter.
12. 12. Season the onions with salt, pepper, and caraway seeds.
13. 13. Knead the dough briefly again after it has risen.
14. 14. Dust a work surface with flour.
15. 15. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin into a rectangle.
16. 16. Make sure the dough is large enough for your baking tray.
17. 17. Place the dough on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
18. 18. Press an edge into the dough using a fork.
19. 19. Whisk eggs, sour cream, and Emmental cheese together in a bowl.
20. 20. Add the seasoned onions to the egg mixture.
21. 21. Pour the onion-egg mixture onto the yeast dough.
22. 22. Sprinkle some extra cheese over the pie.
23. 23. Bake the pie in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 651
• Protein: 21 g · Fett/Fat: 35 g · Carbs: 61 g