Bierocks from Scratch- From Zoe's Kitchen

I had never actually heard of bierocks until I was dating my husband. He loved these things and he used to buy them from a bakery near his hometown and keep them in the freezer. They are a traditional German dish and I have found that I love bierocks too!

I started making these ones the summer after we got married and I wasn't working, so I thought I would teach myself how to make some of my husband's favorite dishes. I altered the original recipe that I found on allrecipes.com to make them half whole wheat.

These are really easy to freeze in freezer quart bags and reheat later.

The other great thing about this recipe is that you can use the dough and fill it with other fillings too. Some variations I have made are:

Ham, broccoli, and cheese.

Chickpeas, sour cream, salsa and cheese.

Tuna, broccoli, and cheese.

They all have been good!

I am hoping to try a breakfast bierock recipe soon.

Bierocks:

Dough:

2 cups warm water

2 (.25 oz.) packages active dry yeast

1/2 cup white sugar

1/4 cup margarine softened

1 egg

2 tsp salt

3 1/2 cup whole wheat flour

3 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

Filling:

1 lb lean ground beef (I use ground deer most of the time)

1 large chopped onion

6 cups shredded cabbage

Salt and pepper to taste

Dash or two of Worcestershire sauce

To prepare dough:

In large bowl dissolve yeast into warm water- let set 10 minutes to activate.

Mix in sugar, margarine, egg, and salt.

Add half of the flour and beat until smooth.

Gradually add 1/2 cup remaining flour at a time, mixing until dough pulls together.

Place in oiled bowl, cover and let dough rise about 1 hour- until doubled in size.

While dough is rising prepare filling mixture:

Brown meat in skillet.

Add onion, cabbage, salt, pepper and Worcestershire. Simmer about 30 minutes until cabbage and onions are tender.

Remove from heat and cool until room temperature.

Punch down dough and divide into 20 pieces.

Roll each individual piece flat with rolling pin.

Place 1/4 to 1/3 cup of filling in center of dough.

 

Pull up all edges and pinch together.

Place on oiled cookie sheet.

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place cookie sheet on oven, cover with cloth and let rise for 1 hour.

Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, until dough is golden brown.

Serve with ketchup and mustard.

 

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