Reuben Rounds 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.

DEHYDRATOR REUBEN ROUNDS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, and caraway seeds; blend in butter.
• Add cheese and sauerkraut, mixing until well blended.
• Form dough into a ball.
• Place on a large sheet of waxed paper and shape into a log.
• Wrap waxed paper tightly around dough and chill 4 to 6 hours or overnight. With a serrated knife, slice dough into 1/4" rounds.
• Place on regular sheets; dry at 145º for 4 to 6 hours or until firm and crisp.
• Store in an air-tight container.
• Makes approximately 50 crackers.

FIRST DOWN REUBEN ROUNDS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and unroll pastry sheet onto large baking sheet that has been sprayed wtih cooking spray.
• 2. Lay swiss cheese on pastry sheet then top with corned beef and then sauerkraut.
• 3. Roll up starting with the long sides.
• 4. Cut into 1/4" rounds and place 2" apart on the baking sheet.
• 5. Bake for 10 minutes, remove, sprinkle with caraway seeds and return to the oven baking another 5 minutes. Serve with thousand island dressing as a dipping sauce.

FIRST DOWN REUBEN ROUNDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Unroll pastry sheet onto large baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Lay Swiss cheese on pastry sheet, top with corned beef and then sauerkraut. Roll up, starting with a long side. Cut crosswise into 1/4" rounds and place 2" apart on the baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes and remove from the oven. Sprinkle with caraway seeds and then bake an additional 5 minutes. Serve with thousand island dressing as a dipping sauce.

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.

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.