Onion Pie

Dough

• 3 cups FLOUR
• 1 cup WATER, warm
• 4 tablespoons BUTTER unsalted, softened, room temperature
• 1 package DRY YEAST
• 1 teaspoon SALT
• 1 teaspoon SUGAR

Onion Topping

• 1 tablespoon OLIVE OIL
• 2 pounds ONION sliced
• 12 ounces BACON sliced in to ¼ inch strips

Egg Mixture

• 3 large EGGS
• 8 ounces HEAVY CREAM
• 8 ounces SWISS CHEESE grated
• 1 teaspoon SALT
• ½ teaspoon NUTMEG

Prep

Preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit.

Dough

1. In a small bowl, combine dry yeast with lukewarm water. Mix and rest for 5 minutes.
2. Add flour, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Add the cubed butter to the outside of the bowl. Make a well in the center and pour the yeast mixture into the center.
3. Use the dough hook of your electric mixer (or your hands) and knead the dough until well combined. Shape into a dough ball. Cover the bowl with a dish towel. Rest the dough at room temperature for 30 minutes.
4. Use a rolling pin and roll the dough on a flour-dusted surface. Roll until the dough exceeds the size of your baking sheet by approximately ¼ inch. Transfer dough onto a baking sheet. Press dough up the edges of the baking sheet. Cut off any excess dough. Set aside

Filling

1. Use a large frying pan and heat olive oil over medium heat. Add bacon and allow to crisp. Add and saute onions until golden brown and softened.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, heavy cream, nutmeg, and salt with an electric mixer (whisk attachment) for 1 minute.
3. Remove the softened onions and bacon from the heat. Pour egg mixture into the frying pan and combine well.
4. Pour the onion and egg mixture onto the dough-covered baking sheet. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
5. Bake at 400° Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.