Berox Recipe From The 1970s 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.

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.

BEROX - GERMAN PASTIES

Steps:

• For dough: Remove dough from package. Place in greased bowl or container about 6 hours prior to prep time to thaw.
• For filling:.
• Brown beef and onions. Drain.
• Add cabbage and seasonings to beef and saute until tender.
• Add tomato sauce and tomato paste and simmer 10 minutes.
• Divide dough into 8 small dough balls.
• Take one dough ball and roll out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Place a generous 1/2 cup of mixture down the center of the rolled out dough.
• Fold over and pinch edges to seal, use fork to press around sealed edges.
• Place each pasty onto a nonstick cookie sheet and bake at 375F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.