SPRING ONION PIE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat a 10–inch cast–iron skillet in oven.
• Trim roots from onions; discard roots. Chop half of the onions.
• Whisk together eggs and milk.
• Sift together flour and next 3 ingredients.
• Gradually add flour mixture to egg mixture, whisking rapidly 20–30 seconds or just until blended and smooth. (There should be no lumps.)
• Stir in chopped onions. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Carefully remove hot skillet from oven.
• Add butter, and let stand until butter is melted.
• Place skillet over medium–high heat (stove top), and pour batter into skillet.
• Arrange cheese and remaining whole onions over top of batter, and cook 30 seconds to 1 minute or until edges begin to set.
• Transfer skillet to top oven rack, and bake at 400 degrees for 22–25 minutes or until golden brown and puffy. (Outside edges should be crispy and inside texture should resemble a custard popover. Pie will deflate quickly.)
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, cook onions in butter over medium-low heat until very tender, 30 minutes. Meanwhile, line un-pricked crust with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. , Bake crust at 450° for 6 minutes. Remove foil; cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 425°., Spoon onions into crust. In a small bowl, whisk the egg substitute, milk, salt and pepper; pour over onions. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before cutting.