Zwiebelkuchen -- Savory Onion Cake for Autumn
German autumn meals are perhaps Zwiebelkuchen and Federweisser.
This is a simplified recipe based off a popular German recipe site that I made with 4 friends.
Don't overcook the onions, they should be translucent, not golden brown. Recipe by Popotankobu
Zwiebelkuchen -- Savory Onion Cake for Autumn
German autumn meals are perhaps Zwiebelkuchen and Federweisser.
This is a simplified recipe based off a popular German recipe site that I made with 4 friends.
Don't overcook the onions, they should be translucent, not golden brown. Recipe by Popotankobu
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Combine the ◎ ingredients for the dough.
- 2
Note: German onions are much smaller than Japanese onions, so adjust by using half an onion.
- 3
Halve the onion horizontally and slice into rings. Saute the onions with oil.
- 4
Cube the bacon (or ham). If using bacon, do not fry.
- 5
Roll out the dough so that the area is slightly larger than the pan.
- 6
If baking in a pan, grease with butter, sprinkle a little flour, and knock off the excess or wipe with a paper towel.
- 7
Once the onions have cooled, scatter on top of the rolled dough.
- 8
Combine the bacon and cheese, then scatter on top of the onions. Swirl in the combined mixture of heavy cream and egg yolk on top.
- 9
Let rise at 50°C for 15-20 minutes (crack open your oven door, as the temperature is too high for proofing).
- 10
If you have a proofing setting on your oven, do so at 40°C (I go by the method shown above, since the lowest heat setting on my oven is 50°C).
- 11
The dough looks like this after 15 minutes.
- 12
Bake at 200°C for 30 minutes, and it's done.
- 13
Cut and serve the Zwiebelkuchen.
- 14
I served with a pink tinted glass of Federweisser. It's also good served with a chilled white wine.
- 15
This is baked in a 18 cm cake pan. I increased the heavy cream to 100 ml, but you could replace it with milk or soy milk.
- 16
I've also tripled the recipe and baked it on a baking tray. I also used the entire egg instead of just the yolk.
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