Onion And Bacon Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 cups unbleached flour
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1 cup water, 120 to 130 degrees f
• 6 slices bacon, cut up
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 mix yeast, sugar, 1 t salt, and 1/2 cup flour.
• 2 blend in shortening and warm water.
• 3 beat for 2 minutes.
• 4 add enough flour to make a soft dough.
• 5 knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• 6 place dough in a lightly greased bowl.
• 7 cover and let dough rise in a warm place 1/2 hour.
• 8 pat dough into a lightly greased 12-inch pizza pan or onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
• 9 press up edges to make a slight rim.
• 10 fry bacon until crisp.
• 11 remove from grease and drain on absorbent paper.
• 12 add onions to bacon grease; cook slowly until tender but not brown.
• 13 sprinkle onion, bacon, cumin, 1/2 t salt and pepper over dough.
• 14 bake at 400 degrees f.
• 15 for 20 minutes.
• 16 blend egg yolk and sour cream.
• 17 pour over onions.
• 18 bake for 10 to 15 minutes longer or until golden brown and sour cream is set.
• 19 serve warm or at room temperature.