Alsacian Onion Cake
(from highlands’s recipe box)
Serve with young wine (Beaujolais nouveau, vino verde) and green salad
Source: Marion
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Serves 2 people
Categories: Pizza
Ingredients
- 190 g flour
- 10 g active dry yeast (8 g instant dry yeast)
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 5 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt
- 500 g white onions
- 80 g bacon
- 1 tbsp oil
- pepper, salt, paprika powder, caraway
- 1 egg
- 150 g sour cream
Directions
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Sift the flour in a bowl and create a well.
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Mix yeast, lukewarm milk, and sugar and pout in flour well.
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Combine with little flour from the rim tpo create a sponge.
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Cover and let rise for 10 min.
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Add oil and salt and combine with rest of flour until the dough is smooth.
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Cover and let rise at a warm location for 30 min.
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Roll out on floured surface and transfer to baking sheet (use parchment paper)
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Cut onions in thin slices; cube bacon and heat oil in non-stick pan.
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Saute onions and bacon until onions are soft but not browned.
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Season with freshly ground pepper, salt, paprika powder and caraway.
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Spread onion mixture on dough.
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Whisk egg and sour cream, season, and spread over onion mixture.
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Bake in pre-heated oven (apprx. 400 F) for 35 min. Serve hot.