Pennsylvania Dutch Onion Pie with Bacon
Pennsylvania Dutch Onion Pie is perfect classic Amish recipe with tender pie crust and onion custard, inspired from Cooking from Quilt Country
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Pie Crust Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter cut into cubes, put in freezer for 10 minutes
- 4-6 tablespoons of iced cold water
Pennsylvania Dutch Onion Pie with Bacon
- 1 Pie Crust Recipe see above
- 4 slices of bacon
- 1 pound thinly sliced Vidalia Onions or Sweet Onions
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup half and half or heavy cream see notes
- tablespoon hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Pie Crust Recipe for one layer crust
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- dash nutmeg
- smoked paprika
Instructions
Make Pie Crust
- Mix flour with salt. Using food processor add in butter. Pulse about 10 seconds.
- Add water a little at a time. Pulse until dough forms.
- Put in refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Pennsylvania Dutch Onion Pie Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees F.
- Make pie crust (above)
- slice bacon cross wise into 1/2 inch slices. Fry until crisp.
- Slice onions thinly.
- Heat butter in pan. (You may substitute with bacon grease from bacon) or mix.
- Caramelize onions on low heat. Takes 20-30 minutes. Stir frequently.
- Beat eggs with half and half. A full cup creates a very rich texture. You may choose to reduce to half cup or 3/4 cup.
- Add seasonings and hot sauce to eggs mixture
- Take pie dough out and roll to fit pie pan or quiche pan. You may have enough left over to make one mini pie or quiche.
- Fork the dough.
- Add onions.
- Pour egg mixture.
- Sprinkle with paprika.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes on lowest rack in oven at 350 degrees.