bierocks german hamburger and cabbage filled buns

How To Make bierocks german hamburger and cabbage filled buns

• 1

  Start the dough. In a saucepan, heat milk, sugar, butter, and salt until warm (115-120 degrees F) and the butter is almost melted; stir constantly.
• 2

  In a large mixing bowl combine 2 cups of flour and the yeast.
• 3

  Add warm milk mixture to the flour.
• 4

  Add beaten eggs. Beat at low speed for 30 seconds. Then 3 minutes at high speed.
• 5

  Stir in as much remaining flour as you can mix in with a spoon until a dough forms.
• 6

  Turn out onto a floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
• 7

  Shape into a ball and place in a greased bowl; turn once. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled (about 1 hour).
• 8

  Start the filling. In a large frying pan, cook the cabbage and onion until the cabbage is completely softened and golden.
• 9

  In a separate pan, cook the ground beef.
• 10

  Mix the cabbage/onion with the ground beef. Salt and pepper to taste.
• 11

  Punch down the dough and cover. Let rest for 10 minutes.
• 12

  Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Roll out the dough into a large rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
• 13

  Cut into squares of 3 inches by 3 inches or 4 inches by 4 inches.
• 14

  By the spoonful, place some filling mixture into the center of each square portioning all of the mixture among the squares. For each, bring the two opposite corner ends of the dough square up to meet one another.
• 15

  Then do the same with the remaining ends and pinch them (all 4) together with your fingers. The end product should be a square with a seam running from each corner to the center where all four are joined.
• 16

  Place seam side down on a baking sheet. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
• 17

  Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• 18

  When removing fro the oven, brush each bun with melted butter.
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