Savory Pie with Onions and Processed Cheese

The savory pie with onions and processed cheese is a find for every hostess. This pie will be a great addition during family lunches with first courses, it will come in handy throughout the day for snacks. And on the festive table, it will be a real decoration.

This aromatic, hearty, delicious pie is easy to make and from quite accessible products. First, you need to prepare the most delicious shortcrust pastry. The dough can be prepared in advance and sent to the refrigerator for at least two hours, or better yet, overnight.

For this savory pie, we suggest preparing a very tasty, aromatic, and unusual filling. No one among the guests will even guess what it consists of. When cut, the pie also looks appetizing.

Cooking time: 90 minutes.

Serves: 10.

Caloric content: 156 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Ingredients

• onion – 4-6 pcs;
• eggs – 4 pcs;
• processed cheese – 4 pcs;
• salt, ground pepper – to taste;
• dill, parsley – to taste and desire;
• vegetable oil – for frying.

Preparation

1. For the filling, you will need onion, take four large onions or six medium-sized ones.

2. Cut the onion into thin half-rings. Immediately on the board, separate it into strips.

3. The onion needs to be sautéed. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, sauté the onion on low heat until transparent. Add salt and pepper to taste. For this filling, the onion should not be browned.

4. You will also need four processed cheese. The cheese should be creamy without any flavors.

5. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

6. Transfer the cooked onion to a deep bowl.

7. Immediately, while the onion is still hot, add the grated cheese to the bowl.

8. Using a wooden or silicone spatula, mix the ingredients until homogeneous. It will become a uniform mass. At this time, the filling should be tasted for salt and pepper, and if necessary, add spices. Set the bowl aside to let the mixture cool to room temperature.

9. Beat four eggs in a separate bowl, add salt and pepper.

10. Beat the eggs simply with a fork, there is no need to beat them into a foam. Finely chop the parsley. Dill also goes well with the filling.

11. Add greens to the egg mixture and stir.

12. Add the egg mixture to the cooled cheese.

13. Mix into a homogeneous mass. Since the mixture now contains raw eggs, it is not advisable to taste it. Therefore, we recommend doing this before combining the cheese with the raw eggs.

14. Take the prepared dough out of the refrigerator. It has cooled well, now it is very comfortable to work with.

15. Take the dough out of the bag and slightly roll it into a sausage. Visually divide the dough into three equal parts, but cut off only one. We set aside one-third while we continue to work with the remaining piece.

16. Dust the work surface with flour and roll the dough into a rectangular layer three to four millimeters thick.

17. Any baking dish will do. Round, with a diameter of twenty-four or twenty-six centimeters. Or, as in this example, oval, which will also look nice. We transfer the rolled-out dough to the form. Carefully lay the dough on the bottom and sides, trying not to stretch it, but the dough should cover the edges well.

18. Carefully transfer the filling into the form. Evenly distribute the mass so that it fills all the space. Set the form with the filling aside for now.

19. Roll out the remaining dough to the same thickness as the first layer.

20. Cover the filling with the prepared dough in contact to avoid gaps. There should be enough dough for the edges as well. Just press the dough against the edges with your fingers, this way we bond the two layers of dough together.

21. Remove the excess dough from the edges, it should be even, as during baking the dough will drop.

22. By this time, the oven should already be preheated to 170°C. Top and bottom mode. Bake the pie for thirty-five to forty-five minutes. Five minutes before it’s done, you can brush the top of the pie with beaten egg. You can skip this, the pie will still turn out golden and homey delicious.

23. The savory pie with onion filling is ready. Optionally, sprinkle it with sesame seeds. Serve it chilled or slightly warm.

24. The pie also looks wonderful when cut. In the homogeneous mass, the presence of onion is not visible, as it is transparent, and the processed cheese is also not visible. We achieved this by mixing the still hot onion with the cheese.

I recommend baking the 'Savory Pie with Onions and Processed Cheese', it will please even those who categorically dislike onions. And you will definitely be asked to make such a pie again and again.