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French Onion Soup Braid

By Kelsey

5 from 1 vote

on Dec 13, 2024

Crispy, buttery, and oh-so-delicious! This easy French Onion Soup Braid recipe is the perfect addition to your winter meal or appetizer.

Ingredient List

• Yellow Onion
• Butter– salted or unsalted will work
• Olive Oil
• Course Sea Salt
• Thyme Leaves– fresh is best, but whatever you have is great
• Black Pepper
• Sugar– coconut sugar can also be used
• Beef Broth– vegetable broth can be used as well
• Gruyere Cheese– fresh shredded is the best for this
• Puff Pastry– you can find these in the freezer section
• Egg
• Water

Step By Step

1. Place a medium, heavy bottom sauce pan over medium heat. Add the butter and olive oil and stir until butter is melted. Add the onions all at once. Stir to coat the onions in the butter/oil mixture. Allow onions to cook, undisturbed, for about 4 minutes. Add salt, thyme, and pepper and stir. Place lid on the pan and allow to onions to cook for about 4 minutes at a time. Lower the heat if the onions are browning too quickly. Remove the lid to stir the onions every so often. The onions will begin to brown, break down, and resemble an onion jam.
2. When onions are entirely browned and completely soft (this may take as long as an hour) add your liquid (beef broth, beer, wine, or water) to the pan. Using a wooden spoon, scrape any burned bits off the bottom of the pan as the liquid evaporates. This takes about 30 seconds.
3. Lay your puff pastry street down on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or silpat. Use a rolling pin and flatten sheet slightly to make it longer. Cut slits one inch apart at an angle (see above) from each other on both sides of the puff pastry. Scoop onion mixture into the middle of the puff pastry. Starting at one end, fold the pastry strips over the filling, alternating sides, to cover the filling. Repeat with the rest of the sheet. Once braid is complete, in a small bowl mix your egg and water. This will create an “egg wash”. Brush egg wash on braid with pastry brush.
4. Place in oven and bake for 25-35 minutes (depending on oven). Check braid often and take out when golden brown. Let cool slightly and enjoy!

Pro Tip

• If you need to prep this ahead of time do everything up until the bake. Wrap and store in the fridge until you are ready to bake.

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5 from 1 vote

French Onion Soup Braid

Crispy, buttery, and oh-so-delicious! This easy French Onion Soup Braid recipe is the perfect addition to your winter meal or appetizer.

Servings: 6

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 2 medium yellow onions, peeled and sliced
• ▢ 3 tablespoon unsalted butter
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 scant teaspoon coarse sea salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• ▢ ½ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
• ▢ pinch of granulated sugar
• ▢ 3 tablespoons beef broth, beer, or white wine
• ▢ ½ cup finely shredded Gruyere cheese
• ▢ 1 sheet of thawed puff pastry
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ 1 tablespoon water

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Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place a medium, heavy bottom sauce pan over medium heat. Add the butter and olive oil and stir until butter is melted. Add the onions all at once. Stir to coat the onions in the butter/oil mixture. Allow onions to cook, undisturbed, for about 4 minutes. Add salt, thyme, and pepper and stir. Place lid on the pan and allow to onions to cook for about 4 minutes at a time. Lower the heat if the onions are browning too quickly. Remove the lid to stir the onions every so often. The onions will begin to brown, break down, and resemble an onion jam.
• When onions are entirely browned and completely soft (this may take as long as an hour) add your liquid (beef broth, beer, wine, or water) to the pan. Using a wooden spoon, scrape any burned bits off the bottom of the pan as the liquid evaporates. This takes about 30 seconds.
• Lay your puff pastry street down on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or silpat. Use a rolling pin and flatten sheet slightly to make it longer. Cut slits one inch apart at an angle (see above) from each other on both sides of the puff pastry. Scoop onion mixture into the middle of the puff pastry. Starting at one end, fold the pastry strips over the filling, alternating sides, to cover the filling. Repeat with the rest of the sheet. Once braid is complete, in a small bowl mix your egg and water. This will create an “egg wash”. Brush egg wash on braid with pastry brush.
• Place in oven and bake for 25-35 minutes (depending on oven). Check braid often and take out when golden brown. Let cool slightly and enjoy!

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