Beirox Recipes

BIEROCKS

Steps:

• For dough, in a large bowl, combine 4 cups of flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well and set aside. , In a saucepan, heat water, milk and butter just until butter melts. Remove from heat and cool to 120°-130°. Combine with flour mixture; add eggs. Using an electric mixer, blend at low speed until moistened then beat at medium speed for 3 minutes. By hand, gradually stir in enough remaining flour to make a firm dough. , Knead on a floured surface about 10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down; let rise again until almost doubled. , Meanwhile, for the filling, brown beef with onion, salt and pepper; drain. Mix together with cabbage; set aside. Divide the dough into fourths. Roll each piece into a 15x10-in. rectangle. Cut into 5-inch squares. Spoon 1/3 to 1/2 cup filling onto each square. Bring the four corners up over the filling; pinch together to seal. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Place on greased baking sheets. , Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until brown.

BEIROX

Steps:

• Cook meat, onion and seasonings in large heavy skillet until meat is just done. About 20 minute
• add cabbage and cook until cabbage turns color. About 20 minute
• Pour off any excess grease and let cool.
• Roll dough about ½ inches thick and cut to 5 or 6 in squares.
• Place a portion of meat mixture on each square; fold up corners to center and seal all edges.
• Take opposite corners and pinch together.
• Place upside down in greased baking dish.
• Let rise about 20 minute
• bake at 350 for about 30 minute or until brown.

BIEROCKS (GERMAN MEAT TURNOVERS)

Steps:

• Saute beef, onion and garlic, salt and lemon pepper in a large skillet over medium high heat, until beef is browned. Add cabbage, Worcestershire sauce and caraway seeds. Cook until cabbage is limp; drain liquid from mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• On a lightly floured board, roll each loaf of dough into a 12 inch circle. Cut each circle into 6 wedges. Spoon cabbage/beef filling onto center of each dough piece, dividing equally. Pull three points of each wedge up to the center and pinch to seal. Place bierocks on a lightly greased cookie sheet. If desired, brush dough with melted butter or egg wash (1 egg white with 2 tablespoons water).
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot, or wrap and freeze for heating later.

BIEROCK CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef and onion together until the meat is no longer pink. Drain well.
• Add the shredded cabbage and carrot; steam until they are tender.
• Combine the beef and cabbage mixture, soups and seasonings together and keep warm.
• Lightly spray a 9"x13" pan or casserole with cooking spray.
• Take one package of the crescent rolls and lay out in the bottom of the pan. Press lightly to form a "crust" and sealing as well as you can. Press gently up the sides of the pan about 1/4" - 1/2" high.
• Bake crust in a preheated 350 degree oven about 7 minutes to give it a chance to bake thoroughly.
• Take the pan out and pour the hamburger & cabbage mixture over the undercooked crust.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Take the 2nd package of crescent rolls and break apart along the seams and lay on top of the pan.
• Bake another 35 - 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown. (I will lift up the bottom to make sure that the bottom crust is done before removing from the oven. If you think the top is getting too brown, just top with foil until finished baking).

NANA'S BIEROX "GERMAN HAMBURGERS" (BIEROCKS)

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and onion in skillet.
• DO NOT DRAIN!
• Add shredded cabbage, salt and pepper to meat and onions and cover. Stirring occasionally.
• While cabbage, meat mixture is cooking, follow the recipe steps 1 - 4 on the Hot Roll mix. Don't form into shapes.
• When dough is ready, pull off small balls of dough and roll out.
• Place meat mixture into middle of the dough.
• Fold the dough around the meat mixture.
• Place on baking sheet and cook at 375 for 15 - 20 minutes, until golden brown.