A Tart with a Creamy, Slightly Sweet Onion Filling

Name: A Tart with a Creamy, Slightly Sweet Onion Filling
Yield: Servings 4
Cuisine: Swiss
Ingredients: 125 ml (½ cup) water, cold; Nutmeg, salt and pepper; 80 g (⅓ cup) butter, cold; Pinch of salt; 200 g (1⅔ cups) flour; 125 ml (½ cup) milk; 125 ml (½ cup) heavy cream; 3 eggs; 800 g (1¾ lbs) yellow onions; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp breadcrumbs

Zibelewähe – Quiche aux Oignons

Preparation info

Servings
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simply Swiss

By Andie Pilot

Published 2025

About

Onion tarts are popular in different regions of Switzerland, but the most famous is probably the Zibelechueche from Bern, which features at the city’s famous onion market in November. Another variation is the Bölletünne from Schaffhausen with bacon.

Ingredients

Dough

200 g (1⅔ cups) flour
Pinch of salt

Europe
Switzerland
Bern
Main course
November
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Dough

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Add the cold butter in pieces and rub into the flour mixture with your fingers until you have small flakes. Make a well in the middle of the flour, add the water and mix gently until a dough forms. Shape the dough into a disc, wrap, and let cool in the fridge for about an hour.<