Bierrocks With Cheese

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk, lukewarm
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 cups flour
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 head cabbage, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 18 slices american cheese
• 1 egg, beaten (optional)
• sesame seeds, to garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix together the lukewarm milk and oil in a large bowl. add the eggs, yeast, sugar, salt and 5 cups of flour. mix well and add remaining flour as necessary to to form a kneadable dough. knead a few minutes. cover bowl and let dough rise one hour in a warm place.
• 2 meanwhile, brown beef in a large skillet. do not drain. add onion and cabbage and continue cooking until onion is soft. add salt and pepper to taste. let cool.
• 3 after dough has risen, roll out hunks of dough (about the size of a tennis ball) as thin as possible. place 1/2 slice cheese on dough, top with some filling, then the other half slice of cheese. fold over and seal like a turnover (moistening the edges with water may help seal them).
• 4 place on a baking sheet, brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional) and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until golden.
• 5 serve immediately or cool and freeze. to reheat frozen, simply bake until hot.