Cheese and onion cake

AUTHOR
Jennie Fields
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3.7 3
COOK TIME
90 mins
TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 16
  • 500 g Flour
  • 60 g Butter or margarine
  • 1 egg (size M)
  • 1 TEASPOON Salt
  • 1/4 l Milk
  • 1 cube (40 g) fresh yeast
  • 1 kg Onions
  • 125 g lean smoked bacon
  • 1/2 bunch fresh marjoram (alternatively dried marjoram)
  • 50 g Butter or margarine
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 1 TEASPOON whole caraway
  • 250 g medieval Appenzeller cheese
  • 2 Eggs (size M)
  • 250 g Fresh cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 7-10 Tbsp Grease

Directions

  1. 1

    Put flour, soft fat, egg and approx. 1 teaspoon salt in a mixing bowl. Warm milk, stir in yeast and pour into the flour. Knead everything, cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes. In the meantime peel onions and cut them into rings. Dice bacon finely.

  2. 2

    Wash marjoram, pluck off leaves and chop. Heat the fat in a pan, fry the bacon and add the onions. Steam for 5-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, stir in caraway and marjoram. Leave to cool a little. Grate the cheese roughly. Knead yeast dough briefly and roll out on a greased baking tray. Spread onion mixture on top and sprinkle with cheese. Mix eggs, crème-fraîche, little salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour over the cake.

  3. 3

    Grate the cheese roughly. Knead yeast dough briefly and roll out on a greased baking tray. Spread onion mixture on top and sprinkle with cheese. Mix eggs, crème-fraîche, little salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour over the cake. Bake in the preheated oven (electric oven: 200°C/ gas: level 3) for about 30 minutes. Cut into 12-16 pieces while still warm and serve

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
370 kcal
CARBS
28 g
FATS
22 g
PROTEINS
11 g