Open pies with onions or leeks are a popular dish both in France and Germany. Only the French bake onion quiche using shortbread dough as a basis, while the Germans make a pie with yeast dough. But both of them fill the filling with a mixture of eggs and cream, getting a sweet onion in a delicate custard. A pie similar to French quiche is also baked in Italy, but boiled onions are used in the filling there.
It is necessary
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- Alsace oignon quiche
- 2 tablespoons of butter;
- 3-4 large onions;
- 4 eggs;
- 1 cup heavy cream
- salt
- pepper
- nutmeg;
- 1 kg of shortcrust pastry.
- German Onion Pie (Zwiebelkuchen)
- 1 kg yeast dough;
- 4-5 onions (about 1 kg);
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4-5 slices of bacon;
- 2 eggs;
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- pepper
- salt
- nutmeg;
- caraway.
- Italian quiche with boiled onions (Cipolle Lessate in Torta)
- 1 kg of sweet onions;
- 50 g butter;
- 75 g grated Gruyere cheese;
- 2 eggs;
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- salt
- pepper
- nutmeg
- italian herbs;
- 1 kg of shortcrust pastry.
Instructions
Step 1
Alsace oignon quiche Peel the onion and cut into small cubes. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat and fry the onion in it until translucent. Let cool.
Step 2
Line a mold with a diameter of 22-25 centimeters along the bottom and sides with shortbread dough. Place the onions on top of the dough and cover with the mixture of eggs, cream and spices. Place the cake in an oven preheated to 200 ° C. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until the buttercream has set in the center of the pie.
Step 3
Quiche can be served hot or cold. It is no less tasty the next day when cooled or heated. The onions in this recipe can be substituted for a few leek stalks, but only the white portion should be taken.
Step 4
German Onion Pie (Zwiebelkuchen) Peel the onion, halve each onion and cut into thin half rings. Cut the bacon into medium squares. Heat the oil in a skillet and fry the bacon pieces in it. Remove them with a slotted spoon, let the fat drain back into the skillet, and place the fried bacon on a paper towel. In the melted fat and oil, fry the onion until golden brown. Fry over medium heat, stirring constantly. The onions should not turn brown.
Step 5
Put the yeast dough into a mold with a diameter of 22-25 centimeters, forming a bottom and sides from it. Gently fill the pie with the onion filling, sprinkle with fried bacon and cumin seeds. Mix the filling with eggs, cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper and spread over the filling. Bake the cake for 40–45 minutes at 190 ° C.
Step 6
Italian Quiche with Boiled Onions (Cipolle Lessate in Torta) Onions should be peeled and cut into half rings. Place the chopped onion in a saucepan, cover with three glasses of water, salt and cook until soft. Drain the boiled onion through a colander. Melt the butter in a skillet and sauté the onions until light golden brown over medium heat. Refrigerate.
Step 7
Form the bottom and sides of the shortcrust pastry into a 20-25 cm baking dish. Use a fork to prick the bottom of the cake. Spread the fried onions evenly over the bottom. Mix eggs, cream and spices, add cheese and pour this mixture over the filling. Tilt the pan several times to distribute the filling evenly over the cake. Bake in an oven preheated to 190 ° C for 40-50 minutes. Serve warm with white wine.
