Zwiebelmarktkuchen (Weimar Onion Festival Cake)

Specialty from the Weimar Zwiebelmarkt

Ingredients for 6-8 portions:

For the pastry:

300 g (10.58 oz) flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cube yeast (about 20 g / 0.8 oz)
1/8 liter lukewarm milk
50 g butter (1.76 oz)
1 pinch sugar
flour for rolling out dough

For the topping:

800 g (1.76 lbs) onions
150 g (5.29 oz) fatty, smoked bacon
2 T oil
fat for greasing the baking sheet
1/4 liter sour cream
3 eggs
1/4 tsp salt
freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp caraway (Kümmel)
1/2 tsp spicy paprika (scharfer Paprika)

Preparation time: about 1 1/4 hours (+ 1 1/2 hours rest time)

By 8 portions, per portion: 450 calories

Directions:

Sift the flour into a bowl, stir in the salt and make a depression in the middle. Crumble the yeast into the depression, pour half the lukewarm milk over the yeast, heap some flour over the yeast. Cover and place in a warm spot for 20 minutes.
Melt the butter with the rest of the milk and add to the flour mixture with a pinch of sugar. Knead to a smooth dough and make into a ball. Once again, put in a bowl and cover, leave in a warm spot for about an hour, until the dough has doubled in size.
In the meantime, peel the onions and slice them into thin rings. Cut the bacon in small cubes, add them to a pan with the oil and fry. Remove the bacon cubes, leaving the fat in the pan. Add the onions to the pan and cook until translucent, let cool. Preheat the oven to 220°C (415°F).
Place the finished dough on a floured surface, knead a couple times and then roll out. Grease a large baking sheet and lay the dough on it. Press the edges up the sides a bit and poke the dough several times with a fork. Scatter the onions and bacon over the crust evenly.
Mix the sour cream with the eggs and stir in the salt, pepper, caraway, and paprika. Pour the mixture over the onion cake. Bake in the middle of the hot oven for 35-40 minutes.

Onion cake tastes best warm from the oven! If there are leftovers, simply reheat them in the oven. Or freeze them by portions.

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