Bierocks

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup oil or 1/4 cup melted butter
• 6 1/2 cups flour, divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 lbs ground meat
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 3 cups cabbage, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 dash tabasco sauce

Recipe

• 1 for dough:.
• 2 combine 2 cups warm water, 2 packages yeast and ¼ cup sugar.
• 3 once yeast has started to foam, add 1 lightly beaten egg and ¼ cup oil or melted butter.
• 4 stir in 6 cups flour and 1 ½ teaspoons salt to make a soft workable dough, add the extra ½ cup flour, if needed.
• 5 knead until smooth and elastic (3-5 minutes). let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled.
• 6 punch down, knead several times then refrigerate several hours.
• 7 for filling:.
• 8 in a large skillet, brown meat and onions.
• 9 add cabbage, salt, pepper and tabasco sauce and continue to cook over low heat until cabbage is tender. do not add any liquid.
• 10 cool slightly.
• 11 to assemble:.
• 12 roll dough out into a large, thin rectangle. cut into 5-inch squares.
• 13 place 2 tablespoons of filling on each square.
• 14 bring edges together and pinch closed to form an ã¯â¿â½xã¯â¿â½. place, seam-side down, on a greased baking sheet.
• 15 let rise 15 minutes.
• 16 bake at 350° for 20-30 minutes.
• 17 serve with a sauce.