Grebble Recipes

GREBBEL (FRIED DOUGH)

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Combine butter, sour cream and eggs; blend together well. Add dry ingredients and mix together. (Makes a soft dough.)
• Let dough rest at room temperature for 1 hour - it will rise.
• Knead down and roll out on lightly floured board to about 1/8" thick.
• Cut into desired shape (3" X 5" strips) and cut center slits (2).
• Push dough through slits (this creates a twist) and drop into 350 degree hot oil.
• Watch closely and turn over and fry to lightly browned.
• Drain on paper towels, shake on powdered sugar and enjoy!

GREBBLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy saucepan. Make dough usuing eggs, first icing sugar, whipping cream, baking powder, salt and flour. Roll thin and cut into strips 2 inches wide and 8 inches long; cut a 2 inch slit down the center and fold one end through. Drop pieces into oil and cook on both sides until light golden brown; remove from oil and lay on layered paper towels; sprinkle with icing sugar on both sides (poke holes into the top of a jar with a metal lid).

GREBEL

Steps:

• 1. Beat eggs Add other liquids Add to dry ingredients Separate into four parts and freeze Thaw at room temperature Take portion and roll out to 1/8 inch on well floured board Cut into 5 inch squares
• 2. Make 2 slits in each square and twist
• 3. Fry in heated cooking oil Browning on both sides Sprinkle with powdered or granulated sugar, cinnamon sugar or serve plain

GREBBEL

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks with sugar until lemon colored.
• Beat whites in bowl.
• Whip cream slightly.
• Combine yolks, whites, and cream.
• Sift flour with baking powder (and soda if used).
• Mixed flour with creamed mixture.
• Put dough on floured board and work in 1/2 cup flour.
• Set aside in a covered bowl for 2 hours.
• Roll dough to 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut into strips about 3" x 5" and cut 2 slits in each strip.
• Pull dough through slits.
• Heat cooking oil, and fry on both sides until brown.
• Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with sugar or powder sugar.

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.