Description
Similar and so much like the original runzas. The prep time is long, but well worth the wait. You may add a slice of your favorite cheese if you want to.
Ingredients
- 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour, divided
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 packages active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup milk
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup shortening
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- ½ pound ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 cups chopped cabbage
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place 1 3/4 cups flour into a bowl. Stir in sugar
- yeast
- and salt.
- Combine milk
- water
- and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat on high until warm (120 to 130 degrees F/50 to 55 degrees C)
- 2 to 3 minutes.
- Pour heated milk into the flour mixture. Add eggs and beat at low speed for 30 seconds. Switch to high speed and beat for 3 minutes. Stir in the remaining flour. Knead until smooth
- about 3 minutes. Cover the bowl with waxed paper and a towel; let rest for 20 minutes.
- Cook ground beef and onion in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until beef is browned
- 5 to 7 minutes.
- At the same time
- melt butter in a separate skillet over medium heat. Add cabbage and cook until wilted
- about 5 minutes. Add cabbage to beef mixture with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking sheet.
- Roll dough on a lightly floured surface until very thin. Cut into 6 squares or rectangles
- whichever you prefer. Place 3 tablespoons beef filling in the center of each shape. Bring corners together
- pinch edges to seal
- and place right-side up onto the prepared baking sheet. Let rise until an indentation remains when lightly pressed with a finger
- 40 to 60 minutes.
- Bake in the preheated oven until dough is done and golden brown
- about 20 minutes.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs
Servings: 6