French onion pie

This traditional pie, baked in Italy and southern France since the 15th century, is often called "Genoese pizza." It truly resembles pizza, as its filling is spread over a sheet of dough, without a noticeable indentation. However, this pastry does not contain cheese, and the filling consists of onions, anchovies, and olives.

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1:

Cut the onion into thin half rings.

Step 2:

Pour vegetable oil into the frying pan and add the onion.

Step 3:

Add two whole cloves of garlic, pick the thyme, stir and simmer for 30 minutes.

Step 4:

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Step 5:

Remove the garlic from the pan, chop it and return it to the pan.

Step 6:

Stir and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.

Step 7:

Place dry yeast and brown sugar in a bowl, add warm water and olive oil. Stir.

Step 8:

Sift flour into a bowl, add salt to taste, mix, and knead the dough in the bowl and on the board. Return it to the bowl, cover with a towel, and let it rest for 30 minutes.

Step 9:

Lightly knead the area, sprinkle the surface with flour and roll the dough into an oval.

Step 10:

Dust a baking sheet with cornmeal, roll the dough around a rolling pin, transfer it to the baking sheet and shape it into a rectangle with slightly raised edges.

Step 11:

Place the onion filling, leaving some space around the edges.

Step 12:

Place the anchovies on top in a lattice pattern.

Step 13:

Place the halved olives in the grate cells.

Step 14:

Brush the edges with olive oil and bake for 15 minutes at 230 degrees.

Cooking tips

If you don't have fresh thyme, you can add dried thyme.

Add flour in two stages, mixing the first portion until the yeast and sugar dissolve, then adding the second.

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