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Some time ago Mr. Fumduck, upon my request, gave me his recipe for Onion Cake: Because of this ol' thang: https://poal.co/s/Food/587473

Re (2): Zwiebelkuchen

Recipe has been "Amerikanized" in terms of units, and he omitted the crust recipe - his wife just buys a pre-made crust now. But here it is:

1 pre-made frozen pie crust 5 thick slices of bacon, minced 2 1/4 lbs yellow onions, diced fine 2 Tbsp butter 4 large eggs 1 1/2 cups rich sour cream or creme fraiche 2 Tbsp flour 2 tsp salt 1 tsp caraway seed, plus more for topping

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Bring pie crust to room temperature. Grease a 9" springform pan. Remove and unfold pie crust, place in springform pan, press into pan bottom and pinch excess dough up sides of pan.

Fry bacon over medium high heat. Once crisp, add butter and onions to pan - stirring frequently. Continue cooking onion mixture for 15-20 minutes until caramelized. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Beat eggs. Add sour cream, salt, caraway and mix until combined. Slowly add flour, beating thoroughly so there are no clumps. Add cooled bacon and onion mixture to the filling, and stir until combined. Pour into prepared crust, sprinkle with additional caraway seeds if desired and bake for 45-55 minutes until top is browned and filling is firm. ~~~~~ My thoughts...

My pie crust barely went up the sides of the pan. A crust that was higher up the sides would have contained all the filling and been more elegant. Compared to pics I saw on the internet, my rendition was much darker. The recipe said to carmelize the onions. To me that means cooking until brown. Checked with my friend - he said his mom - and now his wife - cooked the onions much less than I did. Maybe I had the heat too high, but it worked out! Recipe made no mention of draining grease off the bacon, so I didn't. I think next time I make it I will, and maybe add a bit more butter. I liked the caraway. My wife thought it a bit overpowering. I bet if I hadn't overcarmelized the onion mixture the onion flavor would have been a little stronger and then the caraway would be more balanced. Another thought... I used Vidalia onions - a large yellow onion grown in Georgia that is renowned for its sweetness. Bermuda or Spanish onions would likely have upped the onion flavor.

Bottom line: It was delicious - like a lovely onion quiche!

It came out great, if I may say so myself. Four and a half stars out of five from my wife. :)

Dough being made in dough replicator (Haven't seen such a thing as a pre-made pie-crust in German stores but it might exist): https://vid8.poal.co/user/webrustler/lYYNmei

We're gonna make a mess! https://pic8.co/sh/TiHGTX.jpg

That wasn't so bad now, was it? https://pic8.co/sh/i1SEU5.jpg

Fully half baked... https://pic8.co/sh/mOgmAH.jpg

Dig in! https://pic8.co/sh/BQXqDn.jpg

One thing I "changed": Chopped the bacon, which I suspect is what you're supposed to do.

@Fumduck Some time ago Mr. Fumduck, upon my request, gave me his recipe for Onion Cake: Because of this ol' thang: https://poal.co/s/Food/587473 >Re (2): Zwiebelkuchen > Recipe has been "Amerikanized" in terms of units, and he omitted the crust recipe - his wife just buys a pre-made crust now. But here it is: > 1 pre-made frozen pie crust 5 thick slices of bacon, minced 2 1/4 lbs yellow onions, diced fine 2 Tbsp butter 4 large eggs 1 1/2 cups rich sour cream or creme fraiche 2 Tbsp flour 2 tsp salt 1 tsp caraway seed, plus more for topping > Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Bring pie crust to room temperature. Grease a 9" springform pan. Remove and unfold pie crust, place in springform pan, press into pan bottom and pinch excess dough up sides of pan. > Fry bacon over medium high heat. Once crisp, add butter and onions to pan - stirring frequently. Continue cooking onion mixture for 15-20 minutes until caramelized. Remove from heat and allow to cool. > Beat eggs. Add sour cream, salt, caraway and mix until combined. Slowly add flour, beating thoroughly so there are no clumps. Add cooled bacon and onion mixture to the filling, and stir until combined. Pour into prepared crust, sprinkle with additional caraway seeds if desired and bake for 45-55 minutes until top is browned and filling is firm. ~~~~~ My thoughts... > My pie crust barely went up the sides of the pan. A crust that was higher up the sides would have contained all the filling and been more elegant. Compared to pics I saw on the internet, my rendition was much darker. The recipe said to carmelize the onions. To me that means cooking until brown. Checked with my friend - he said his mom - and now his wife - cooked the onions much less than I did. Maybe I had the heat too high, but it worked out! Recipe made no mention of draining grease off the bacon, so I didn't. I think next time I make it I will, and maybe add a bit more butter. I liked the caraway. My wife thought it a bit overpowering. I bet if I hadn't overcarmelized the onion mixture the onion flavor would have been a little stronger and then the caraway would be more balanced. Another thought... I used Vidalia onions - a large yellow onion grown in Georgia that is renowned for its sweetness. Bermuda or Spanish onions would likely have upped the onion flavor. > Bottom line: It was delicious - like a lovely onion quiche! It came out great, if I may say so myself. Four and a half stars out of five from my wife. :) Dough being made in dough replicator (Haven't seen such a thing as a pre-made pie-crust in German stores but it might exist): https://vid8.poal.co/user/webrustler/lYYNmei We're gonna make a mess! https://pic8.co/sh/TiHGTX.jpg That wasn't so bad now, was it? https://pic8.co/sh/i1SEU5.jpg Fully half baked... https://pic8.co/sh/mOgmAH.jpg Dig in! https://pic8.co/sh/BQXqDn.jpg One thing I "changed": Chopped the bacon, which I suspect is what you're supposed to do.

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Good job! I gotta try that too.

FYI you can create an album on pic8.co (with title and image description) that will work in poal expando.

https://poal.co/s/Poaldev/623435

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> FYI you can create an album on pic8.co (with title and image description) that will work in poal expando.

TY! I've seen others do this but wasn't sure how.

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Thanks for the reminder, will try to remember next time.

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It looks and sounds really good. Wouldn't a more apt name for it be along the lines of Onion Pie Casserole, or Deep-dish Onion Savory Pie? Onion Cake threw me way off in my mind as to what to expect.

It's a silly semantics argument, but if I were to ask someone to try it, Onion Cake seems way off

@Fumduck

Edit: It kinda looks like Quiche. I think it counts as such because of the eggs and creme.

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You're right, onion cake is just the literal translation of "Zwiebelkuchen".

Other translations I found: onion pie onion quiche onion tart

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Oh, cool to know. Thank you for teaching me that.

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That sounds delicious, I love all those ingredients together. Do you think you can make it crustless, and it doesn’t look like you used a spring form pan which shouldn’t matter much, should it?

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The onion mix doesn't have much cohesion, it falls apart pretty easily. Maybe introducing some sort of binder, like starch, could help?

Yeah, I didn't use a spring form but greased a normal one with some butter. Worked fine. Should have cut off more of the crust to just above the onion mass. Will do that next time.