Great Round Reuben Food

REUBEN ROUNDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Unfold puff pastry; layer with cheese, corned beef and sauerkraut to within 1/2-in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style. Trim ends and cut crosswise into 16 slices. Place on greased baking sheets, cut side down. Sprinkle with caraway seeds., Bake until golden brown, 18-20 minutes. Serve with salad dressing.

RUSSIAN REUBEN IN THE ROUND

Steps:

• Heat oven 400ºF.
• Mix first 4 ingredients in medium bowl until blended. Add sauerkraut; mix lightly.
• Cut off top of bread loaf; remove bread from inside of loaf, leaving 1-inch-thick shell. Discard removed bread or reserve for another use. Fill bottom of loaf with layers of 2 cheese slices and half each of the meat and sauerkraut mixture. Repeat layers; cover with remaining cheese and top of loaf. Wrap in foil.
• Bake 45 min. or until heated through. Cut into wedges to serve.

THE REAL REUBEN

Steps:

• Place bread on baking sheet or broiling pan. Layer corned beef, sauerkraut and cheese on top of bread slices.
• Broil on high heat for 3 to 4 minutes, until cheese has melted. Serve hot with Thousand Island dressing.

REUBEN SANDWICH II

Steps:

• Preheat a large skillet or griddle on medium heat.
• Lightly butter one side of bread slices. Spread non-buttered sides with Thousand Island dressing. On 4 bread slices, layer 1 slice Swiss cheese, 2 slices corned beef, 1/4 cup sauerkraut and second slice of Swiss cheese. Top with remaining bread slices, buttered sides out.
• Grill sandwiches until both sides are golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Serve hot.

REUBEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Spread each slice of bread with thousand island dressing. Top 4 of the bread slices with sauerkraut, cheese and pastrami. Place remaining bread slices on sandwich. Spread margarine on the outsides of each sandwich.
• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Grill until browned, then turn and grill until heated through, and cheese is melted.

GREAT ROUND REUBEN

Steps:

• Bring milk almost to a boil in a small saucepan, then remove from the heat and let cool until warm.
• Dissolve the yeast and 1 tbs sugar in warm water in the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer.
• Let stand for 2 minutes until a foam forms.
• Add 3 tbs sugar, both flours, vitamin C, salt and milk.
• Mix for 5 minutes on a low-medium speed until dough is elastic.
• Add 4 tbsp (1/4 cup) oil, onion and caraway seeds.
• Mix until well blended.
• The dough should be soft.
• Add a little bread flour if too wet or a little water if too dry.
• Place the dough in an oiled bowl and turn to coat well with oil.
• Cover and let rise until doubled.
• Remove the plastic and punch down the centre of the dough with a closed fist.
• Pull the dough out of the bowl, knead lightly and then shape into a smooth round.
• Cover with plastic wrap and leave on the counter for 15 minutes.
• The dough can now be shaped or, if desired, refrigerated overnight.
• Spray an 18 inch round pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place a shelf in a slot slightly below the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 F or 190 C.
• Reserve a third of the dough.
• Divide the remaining two thirds into three pieces-- a big piece, a medium sized one and a little piece.
• Oil a rolling pin and roll out the largest piece into a large cirle.
• Place on the pizza pan.
• Spread the dough circle lightly with dijon mustard.
• Cover with slightly less than half the corned beef, sauerkraut and thousand island dressing.
• Cover with a thin layer of cheese.
• Roll out the medium piece of dough into a circle about an inch smaller in diameter than the first circle and place on top of the first layer on the pan.
• Cover the second layer in the same way as the first, but saving a bit of each ingredient for the final layer.
• Roll out the small piece of dough and repeat as before.
• Now, roll the reserved third of the dough into a circle large enough to cover the Reuben completely.
• Wrap the dough across a rolling pin, lift and transfer to the layered Reuben.
• Tuck the top dough under the bottom layer of the dough all around the edges.
• Glaze the loaf with beaten egg and sprinkle lightly with coarse salt.
• Slash the centre in a daisy pattern.
• Do not let rise.
• Brush the bread again with beaten egg and place the pan in the oven.
• Bake until well browned, about 50-60 minutes.
• Place on a rack to cool.
• You can also assemble the Reuben ahead of time, then wrap it well in foil or a ziplock bag and keep it in the fridge or freezer.
• If frozen, defrost overnight in the fridge.
• To reheat, wrap in foil and heat in a 300 F or 150 C oven for 30 minutes.

REUBEN IN THE ROUND

Steps:

• In large bowl, stir together all ingredients except bread and veggies.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• Cut thin, lengthwise slice off of top of bread.
• Hollow out center of bread, reserving bread to use for dipping, and leaving 1-inch shell.
• fill with dip.
• Serve with reserved bread and veggie dippers.

VEGETARIAN REUBEN SANDWICH(VIRGIN REUBEN)

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan on medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic; cook until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Add the sauerkraut, apple(if using), and allspice, season with salt and a generous grinding of black pepper.
• Cook until sauerkraut is tender, lightly browned and all the liquid has evaporated, about 15 minutes more(you want all the liquid gone).
• For the Russian dressing:.
• Mix all the dressing ingredients together, cover and chill until ready to use.
• For the Sandwich:.
• Heat a grill pan on medium low heat.
• If using the tempeh: Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the tempeh, in batches as needed, until crispy golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer to paper towels. If using other options, cook as directed.
• Spread some butter on 1 side of each slice of bread. Place 4 pieces, buttered side down, on a work surface. Spread some of the Russian dressing on. Evenly lay the pickles, tempeh(or other options) if using, sauerkraut, and then cheese on top. Top with second slice of bread, to make 4 sandwiches.
• Place the sandwiches on the grill and cook about 2-3 minutes on each side, turning once so both sides get nice and golden brown, about 4-6 minutes total.
• Serve hot. Enjoy!

REUBEN SANDWICH LOAF

Steps:

• In small saucepan, heat together water, molasses, and shortening until at 120°F (50°C); stir together rye flour, 1/2 cup of all purpose flour, cocoa, caraway seeds, flax seeds, yeast, sugar and salt. Stir in shortening mixture. With wooden spoon, gradually stir in enough of the remaining flour to make soft dough, mixing with hands if necessary.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead for 8-10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in warm draft-free place until doubled in bulk, 30 to 60 minutes.
• Punch down dough; turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out into 14x12-inch rectangle. Please on greased baking sheet.
• Filling: Spread mustard lengthwise in 3" strip along center of rectangle, leaving 1" border uncovered at ends. Top with 2 layers each meat, sauerkraut, and cheese.
• Starting at corner of dough, make diagonal cuts 1" apart almost to filling along one side of dough. Repeat on other side in opposite direction. Alternating strips from each side, fold strips over filling to resemble braid, overlapping ends by 1".
• Glaze: Brush egg white to seal. Cover and let rise in warm draft-free place until doubled in bulk 30-40 minutes. Brush top with remaining egg white. Sprinkle with caraway seeds.
• Bake in centre of 350°F oven for 30-40 minutes or until puffed and dark brown. Remove from pan; let cool slightly on rack. Serve warm or let cool completely.
• Makes 8 servings, 16 slices.