German Bierachs Appetizer Food

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BIEROCKS (GERMAN HAMBURGER- AND CABBAGE-FILLED ROLLS)

Steps:

• FILLING: In a large frying pan, cook the cabbage and onion together until the cabbage is completely softened and golden.
• This process can be hastened by adding a half-cup of water (or so) and covering the pan, but eventually cook all the liquid off before proceeding.
• Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne, if desired.
• In a separate pan, brown the hamburger.
• Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne, if desired.
• Mix the cabbage/onion with the hamburger thoroughly.
• You may complete this part of the recipe in advance,refrigerating until needed, or just before you are ready to assemble the rolls.
• DOUGH: In a large mixing bowl combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast.
• In a saucepan heat milk, sugar, butter and salt just till warm (115-120 degrees F) and butter is almost melted; stir constantly.
• Ad to flour mixture; add eggs.
• Beat at low speed for 1/2 minute, then three minutes at high speed.
• Stir in as much remaining flour as you can mix in with a spoon.
• Turn out onto a floured surface.
• Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
• Shape into a ball, and place in a greased bowl; turn once.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place till double (about 1 hour).
• Punch down and cover; let rest 10 minutes.
• ASSEMBLY: Roll out the dough into a large rectangle, and a thickness of about 1/4 inch.
• Cut into squares of 3 inches by 3 or 4 inches by 4.
• By the spoonful, place some filling mixture into the center of each square, apportioning all of the mixture among the squares.
• For each, bring the two opposite corner ends of the dough square up to meet one another, then do the same with remaining ends and pinch them (all 4) together with your fingers.
• You will see that you now have open slits along the diagnals; pinch these together as well, making a seam of each.
• Water on your fingertips will facilitate them staying"glued" together.
• The end product should be a square with a seam running from each corner to the center where all four are joined.
• Set the squares on a baking sheet (if you had trouble keeping the seams closed, you can flip them over so that the seams are against the baking sheet, thereby keeping all the filling in place and making a nicer presentation).
• Let raise 30 minutes.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 375 °F for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

GERMAN BIERACHS APPETIZER RECIPE

Steps:

• About 3-4 hours before you want to eat, take the rolls out of the freezer and place on a cookie sheet that has been lightly sprayed with non stick cooking spray. Place the rolls flat side down. Important: Take a sheet of plastic wrap and spray with non stick spray. Put the sprayed side over the rolls and cover completely so air does dry out the bread roll dough as it thaws. (Your rolls will be ruined if you don't do this.) Let sit at room temperature for about 3 hours or until rolls are soft. When your rolls are almost thawed, brown hamburger in a skillet, adding sauerkraut and cheese in about equal proportions. Salt and pepper generously. Let this cool - it can be made ahead and refrigerated or even frozen for another time if you have more than you need. Note: The filling needs to be dry - so you might need to strain this in a collander. If you have a lot of liquid in it (from the saukerkraut juice or hamburger), the water will make the dough goopy when you go to fill your rolls. When rolls are thawed and soft, take a roll and flatten it with your fingers, stretching it out in your hands almost to the size of the palm of your hand. Don't get too fussy about this - just stretch it in your hand. Place a heaping tablespoon of filling in the roll (as much as you can while still having some dough to pull together and make a pouch), pinching and pulling the sides of the dough around the filling to create a little "bag." Place the stuffed roll seam side down on the cookie sheet. When all rolls are filled, bake them at the heat setting and time suggested on the dinner roll package. Usually, this is about 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes. These are great with chili or for football game snacks.