Hot Onion Squares

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups onions, very thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• cayenne pepper
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450f.
• 2 in a heavy skillet, cook the onion in olive oil, over mod-low heat, until it is golden and tranluscent.
• 3 stir in the cayenne, salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 reserve the mixture.
• 5 sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 6 add vegetable shortening and blend the mixture until it resembles fine meal.
• 7 stir in the milk, stirring until the dough is combined well.
• 8 press it evenly into a greased and floured 9-inch baking pan.
• 9 (sprinkle top with a fine layer of flour and pat lightly.) top with the onion mixture.
• 10 in a small bowl, whisk together the egg, sour cream, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 11 pour this over the onion mixture, using a spatula to cover the onion mixture evenly.
• 12 bake in the middle of a preheated 450f oven for 20-25 minutes or until it is cooked through.
• 13 cut into squares and serve hot.