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Adapted from Inside the Jewish Bakery, Stanley Ginsberg & Norman Berg
Onion kichel is a wonderfully savory and peppery snack that's a great accompaniment to cocktails or just for general salty snacking. Substitute these for potato chips, corn chips or other commercially made fried snacks.
Ingrredients:
1 and 2/3 cups finely chopped raw onion
1 to 2 large eggs, beaten
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1-tablespoon table salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
3 and 2/3 cups bread flour, unsifted
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees- with rack in center
In a large bowl, mix the onions, eggs, vegetable oil, salt and pepper by hand.
Put the flour and baking powder into the bowl of a stand mixer and use the paddle beater to blend at low–medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the onion mixture and continue mixing until the flour is well hydrated. Switch to the dough hook and knead for another 5 to 6 minutes. The dough will be stiff and slightly sticky.
Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface and knead for 2 to 3 minutes, until it no longer sticks. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp cloth and let it rest for 20 to 30 minutes to relax the gluten.
Roll the dough out to a thickness of about 3/4 inch using additional flour as needed. With a sharp knife or a pizza wheel, cut the dough into 1-1/2 inch squares (or triangles) and arrange on a parchment–lined pan about 1 inch apart. Prick each cookie several times with a fork.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the onion is a golden brown. Remove to a rack and let cool. These kichel get better after two to three days, but chances are they won't last that long.
Notes:
Yield: Makes three to four dozen
Note: a pizza wheel is the ideal tool for cutting sheet of dough.
Recipes: Bread, Kichel, Onion, Parve, Kosher