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Savory pie
Savory pie with onions and processed cheese is a find for every hostess. This pie will be a great addition during a family lunch with the first courses, it will come in handy during the day for snacks. And on the festive table, it will become a real decoration.
This aromatic, hearty, delicious pie is easy to prepare, and made from quite accessible products. To start, you need to prepare a delicious shortcrust pastry. The dough can be prepared in advance and sent to the refrigerator for at least two hours, preferably overnight.
For this savory pie, we suggest making a very tasty, aromatic, and unusual filling. None of the guests will even guess what it's made of. The cut pie also looks appetizing.
Ingredients
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- onion – 4-6 pcs;
- eggs – 4 pcs;
- processed cheese – 4 pcs;
- salt, ground pepper – to taste;
- fresh dill, parsley – to taste and desire;
- vegetable oil – for frying.
Preparation
- For the filling, you will need onions, take four large onions or six medium-sized ones.
- Thinly slice the onions into half-rings. Immediately, on the board, separate them into strips.
- The onions need to be sautéed. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, sauté the onions over low heat until transparent. Add salt and pepper to taste. You do not need to fry the onions for this filling.
- You will also need four processed cheese slices. The cheese should be creamy without any aromas.
- Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.
- Transfer the cooked onions to a deep bowl.
- Immediately, while the onions are still hot, add the grated cheese to the bowl.
- Using a wooden or silicone spatula, mix the ingredients until homogeneous. A homogeneous mass will result. At this time, the filling needs to be tasted for salt and pepper, add spices if necessary. Set the bowl aside to let the mixture cool to room temperature.
- Beat four eggs in a separate bowl, add salt and pepper.
- Beat the eggs simply with a fork, there is no need to whip them into a foam. Finely chop the parsley. Dill will also work great in the filling.
- Add the greens to the egg mixture and mix.
- Add the egg mixture to the cooled cheese.
- Mix until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Since there are raw eggs in the mixture now, it is not advisable to taste it. Therefore, we recommend doing this before combining the cheese with the raw eggs.
- Take the prepared dough out of the refrigerator. It has cooled well, now it is very comfortable to work with.
- Remove the dough from the package and roll it into a sausage. Visually divide the dough into three equal parts, but only cut one. Set one-third of the part aside for now, and continue to work with the remaining piece.
- Dust the working surface with flour and roll the dough into a rectangular sheet with a thickness of three to four millimeters.
- You will need any baking dish. Round, with a diameter of twenty-four or twenty-six centimeters. Or, as in this example – oval, that will also look beautiful. Transfer the rolled-out dough to the dish. Carefully place the dough across the bottom and sides, trying not to stretch it, but the dough should well cover the sides.
- Carefully transfer the entire filling to the dish. Evenly distribute the mixture so that it fills all the space. Set the dish with the filling aside for now.
- Roll out the remaining dough to the same thickness as the first layer.
- Cover the filling with the prepared dough, making contact to avoid air pockets. There should be enough dough for the sides as well. Simply press the dough against the sides with your fingers, this way we seal the two layers of dough together.
- Remove the excess dough from the sides, it should be even, as the dough will sink during baking.
- By this time, the oven should already be preheated to t-170° C. Top-bottom mode. Bake the pie for thirty-five to forty-five minutes. Five minutes before it's done, the top of the pie can be coated with beaten egg. You can also skip this step, the pie still turns out brown and homemade delicious.
- The savory pie with onion filling is ready. If desired, sprinkle it with sesame seeds. Serve it cold, or slightly warm.
- The pie looks wonderful when cut. In the homogeneous mass, you can't even see the presence of onion, as it is transparent, and the processed cheese is also not visible. We achieved this because we mixed the hot onion with the cheese.
I recommend baking the "Savory Pie with Onion and Processed Cheese"; even those who categorically dislike onion will love it. You will definitely be asked to make such a pie again and again.
