Hot Onion Squares
Serves: 5
Shirley Senger
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
56
Spice
57
Sweetness
53
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 cups
Onion (very thinly sliced)7 tbsps
Lard2 cups
Bread Flour3 tsp
Salt2 cup
Milk1 large
Egg3 cup
Sour CreamDirections:
1
In a heavy skillet cook the onion in 2 tablespoons of the lard over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is golden, stir in the cayenne and salt and pepper to taste, and reserve the mixture
2
Onto a sheet of wax paper sift together the flour, the baking powder, and the salt and sift the mixture again into a bowl
3
Add the remaining 5 tablespoons lard and blend the mixture until it resembles fine meal
4
Stir in the milk, stirring until the dough is combined well, turn the dough onto a floured surface, and knead it for 30 seconds
5
Pat the dough into a 9-inch square, press it evenly into a greased 9-inch-square pan, and top it with the reserved onion mixture
6
In a small bowl whisk together the egg, the sour cream, and salt and pepper to taste, pour the mixture over the onion mixture, smoothing it with a spatula to cover the onion mixture evenly, and bake the bread in the middle of a preheated 450°F
7
Oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until it is cooked through
8
Cut the bread into squares and serve it hot
9
In a heavy skillet cook the onion in 2 tablespoons of the lard over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is golden, stir in the cayenne and salt and pepper to taste, and reserve the mixture
10
Onto a sheet of wax paper sift together the flour, the baking powder, and the salt and sift the mixture again into a bowl
11
Add the remaining 5 tablespoons lard and blend the mixture until it resembles fine meal
12
Stir in the milk, stirring until the dough is combined well, turn the dough onto a floured surface, and knead it for 30 seconds
13
Pat the dough into a 9-inch square, press it evenly into a greased 9-inch-square pan, and top it with the reserved onion mixture
14
In a small bowl whisk together the egg, the sour cream, and salt and pepper to taste, pour the mixture over the onion mixture, smoothing it with a spatula to cover the onion mixture evenly, and bake the bread in the middle of a preheated 450°F
15
Oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until it is cooked through
16
Cut the bread into squares and serve it hot