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    Caramelized Onion & Cheese Bialys Recipe

    Published: Apr 3, 2017 · Modified: Dec 12, 2019 by Pavani · 11 Comments

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    BM# 75: A-Z Bake Around the World: Day 2
    Bake of the Day: B for Bialys
    Country of the Bake: Poland

    Today I have a pastry called Bialy or bialystoker kuchen, from the city of Bialystok in Poland. Hundreds of thousands of Eastern European Jews immigrated to America and settled in New York city. They brought these bialys with them. There used to be dozens of bialy bakeries in New York but they have dwindled down in numbers in the recent past.
    Mini Cheese BialysA Bialy is similar to a bagel in that it is a round, chewy roll. But that's were the similarities end, bialys don't have a hole in the middle, instead there's a depression that is filled with onions or cheese (or both). Also bagels are boiled before baking while bialys are only baked.

    This recipe for Bialy is from 'The Hot Bread Kitchen' cookbook. The author Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez says that these bialys have become one of their signature breads and received critical acclaim. So, I had to try these for my bagel loving family.Mini Cheese BialysI made the mini onion and cheese bialys. The recipe starts with the making of pâte fermentée about 8~24 hours ahead of time. This extra step extends the fermentation time and allows to achieve a light, flavorful loaf with less yeast. It contains ingredients of simple French bread dough -- flour, water, yeast and salt. Unlike other pre-ferments, pâte fermentée does not impart a sour flavor to the bread -- instead it adds depth of flavor and extends the shelf life of the bread.Mini Cheese BialysThese little bialys turned out chewy and delicious. The caramelized onion, cheese and poppy seeds filling tastes delicious. We ate a few warm right out of the oven. The leftovers keep well in an airtight container for up to 2 days. I cut the bialy in half, lightly toasted them and then ate them with some cream cheese -- so yummy!!
    Mini Cheese BialysCheck out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 75.

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    Caramelized Onion & Cheese Bialys Recipe

    These caramelized onion and cheese mini Bialys are chewy and delicious. They are great to serve warm but taste amazing toasted with some cream cheese.
    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 15 mins
    Cook Time: 15 mins
    Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
    Course: bread, breads
    Cuisine: jewish, polish
    Servings: 12 Mini Bialys

    Ingredients

    For Pâte Fermentée:

    • 2 tbsp Lukewarm Water
    • ⅙ tsp Instant Yeast
    • ½ cup bread flour
    • ¼ tsp salt

    For Bialy Dough:

    • ⅔ cup Lukewarm Water
    • 1¾ cups bread flour
    • From Above Pate Fermentee
    • ½ tsp Instant Yeast
    • 1½ tsp salt

    For the Caramelized Onion & Cheese Filling:

    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • 2 Medium Onions, finely diced
    • ¼ cup Dried Bread crumbs
    • ¾ tbsp Poppy seeds
    • 1 cup Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
    • To taste kosher salt

    Instructions

    Make Pâte Fermetée:

    • Combine all the ingredients for the pâte fermentée in a mixing bowl. Mix until a shaggy dough forms; cover with a plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
    • Refrigerate the mixture for at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours.

    Make Bialy Dough:

    • Combine the water and flour in a mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Let it rest for 20 minutes.
    • Next add the pâte fermentée (straight from the fridge -- no need to bring to room temperature), yeast and salt -- mix until all the ingredients are well combined. Add a little more water if needed to make a smooth, pliable dough. Knead for 7 (on mixer) ~ 10 minutes (by hand).
    • Transfer the dough to a clean bowl. Cover and set aside for about 1½hours or until doubled in volume.

    Make the Caramelized Onions:

    • Heat oil in a large skillet on medium-low heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions just start to brown and have reduced in volume, about 15~20 minutes.
    • Transfer the onions to a bowl and stir in the bread crumbs, poppy seeds and salt. Set aside to cool.

    Make Bialys:

    • Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. Form each piece into a small bun; cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 5 minutes.
    • Once all the pieces have turned into buns, proceed in the same order in which the pieces were shaped into balls; flatten each ball with the heel of your hand into a disk about 2" diameter.
    • Place the disks on the back of a baking sheet that is lined with parchment paper. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 1~1½hours.
    • Preheat the oven to 500°F for at least 30 minutes.
    • Uncover the bialys and using the index and middle fingertips make a depression in the center of each disk of dough. Put about 1tbsp of the filling and a tiny bit of cheese on each bialy.
    • Bake until golden brown, about 12~15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for a few minutes. Serve right away. Leftovers can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
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    1. Srivalli

      April 03, 2017 at 6:44 am

      OMG those are some amazing bialys Pavani, this surely gets bookmarked..I love how nicely these are baked and you make it sound like a breeze!

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    2. Sowmya

      April 03, 2017 at 7:19 am

      I had planned to make the exact same recipe from the HBK cookbook but I couldn't find bread flour and I was not sure regular flour will give the same results. Your Bialys look so tempting with the onion and cheese. Wish I could pick some right off the screen.

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    3. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      April 03, 2017 at 7:42 am

      The bialy's have come out so beautiful Pavani! It was one of my favorite when I baked them couple of years back with a baking group. Love the flavor of caramelized onions. Great pick!

      Reply
    4. Harini

      April 03, 2017 at 7:56 am

      Wow! that is a pretty interesting bake, Pavani. My little one is forever behind me to make bagels at home. Looks like this one will have to be it for her 🙂

      Reply
    5. PRADNYA

      April 03, 2017 at 10:15 am

      my antenna's stood up when u mentioned it is similar to bagels...i simply love that bread...this one has the right filling which is my other favorite - onion cheese bialys

      Reply
    6. Vaishali Sabnani

      April 03, 2017 at 8:58 am

      Pavani trust me I am drooling over this bread, caramelized onions would have tasted so good..any way you can never go wrong with them.Fantastic pick.

      Reply
    7. Kalyani

      April 03, 2017 at 12:26 pm

      These look so pretty , pavani ! Caramelised onions is our current fav - am sure to try these

      Reply
    8. Srividhya

      April 03, 2017 at 4:12 pm

      yet to play with bread flour.. love these caramelized cheesy onion. Yummy bake and awesome pick for letter B

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    9. Priya Suresh

      April 04, 2017 at 1:03 pm

      Even i baked this Bialys for a baking group and those caramelised onions tempts me again to bake some Bialys. Well done and those cute bialys looks fabulous.

      Reply
    10. Sharmila - The Happie Friends potpourri Corner

      April 05, 2017 at 9:24 am

      So cheesy ans yummy.. adding caramelized onions is an awesome option

      Reply
    11. ruchi indu

      April 08, 2017 at 10:01 pm

      Fantastic pick for B. Bialys are mind blowing... Althought it takes some time to prepare this I guess it worth the effort

      Reply

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