Onion pie with shortcrust pastry

The incredibly delicious onion cake recipe with homemade shortcrust pastry is easy to prepare and tastes particularly good with a mid-morning snack.

Ingredients for one serving
Ingredients for the dough

• 170 G butter
• 1 Pc egg
• 1 TL salt
• 250 G wheat flour

Ingredients for the topping

• 100 G Creme fraiche Cheese
• 2 Pc Eggs
• 220 G Emmentaler, grated
• One prize Ground caraway
• 1 prize pepper
• 1 prize salt
• 220 G sour cream
• 270 G Bacon cubes
• 950 G Onions

Method:

1. For the shortcrust pastry, knead the flour with the butter, egg, and salt in a bowl with the dough hook to form a dough. Shape the dough into a ball, wrap in cling film, and place in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, peel the onions and cut into fine rings. Then fry the bacon cubes in a pan for a few minutes before adding the onions. Fry these for about 5 minutes.
3. For the topping, mix the fresh sour cream with the crème Fraiche, eggs, salt, pepper, and caraway seeds to a creamy glaze.
4. Then roll out the cooled shortcrust pastry on a work surface dusted with flour and place in a springform pan greased with butter. Prick the bottom several times with a fork and form a small edge.
5. Distribute the onion and bacon mixture evenly on the pastry base, then pour the glaze over it and sprinkle with the grated cheese.
6. Bake the onion cake with shortcrust pastry in a preheated oven at 200 ° C (convection 180 ° C) for about 50 minutes.