Authentic German Onion Pie (schwabischer Zwiebelkuchen)

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 375 g flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 15 g yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 liter milk
• 60 g soft butter (not directly out of fridge but warmed a little)
• 50 g ham, in cubes
• 50 g butter
• 1 kg onion, slices
• 3 eggs
• pepper
• salt
• 4 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds (kuemmel) or 1 teaspoon cumin or 1 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 put flour into a bowl, add sugar, make a dent in the middle where you put the yeast.
• 2 add the sugar and a little of the milk and mix well.
• 3 let the dough rest for 15 minutes (cover bowl with towel).
• 4 add the rest of the milk and mix well again.
• 5 let rest for another 30 minute.
• 6 roll dough and put on a baking plate.
• 7 make a raised edge of the dough.
• 8 for the topping: fry the ham in butter.
• 9 add the sliced onions and fry until they are soft and glassy.
• 10 mix eggs with pepper, salt, sour cream and cummin/nutmeg.
• 11 add to the onions.
• 12 put everything ontop of the dough.
• 13 bake for 30 min at 190°c.