Cabbage and Ground Beef Stuffed Dinner Rolls (Runzas)
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Serves: 16
 
Ingredients
  • For the filling:
  • 1½ to 2 pounds of ground beef
  • ½ of a head of cabbage chopped into small pieces (about 5 cups)
  • 1 large onion chopped into small pieces
  • 1 whole head of garlic, minced (4 to 6 cloves)
  • 1 tablespoon beef bullion or beef base
  • ½ teaspoon seasoning salt
  • ground pepper to taste
  • For the Bread:
  • 1 tablespoon of yeast (one packet will work too)
  • 1 cup of warm water (105 to 110 degrees)
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ¼ cup of butter cut into small pieces
  • ¾ cup of milk
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tablespoon salt
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 4 to 4½ cups all purpose flour
Instructions
  1. For the filling:
  2. Put the ground beef, cabbage, onion, garlic and beef bullion in a large pot or skillet
  3. On medium heat cook until the beef is browned and the cabbage and onion is cooked.
  4. Drain and discard the liquid.
  5. Stir the seasoning salt and pepper into the ground beef mixture and give it a taste, add more salt or pepper if needed.
  6. Put the filling in the fridge to cool while you make the bread.
  7. For the bread:
  8. Dissolve 1 tablespoon of yeast in 1 cup of warm tap water (105 to 110 degrees) with 2 tablespoons of sugar. Let it sit for about 10 minutes.
  9. In a microwave safe bowl put ¼ cup of butter (cut into small pieces) ¼ cup of sugar and ¾ cups of milk. Microwave for 1 to 2 minutes until the butter is mostly melted.
  10. Place the melted butter, sugar and milk mixture into a mixing bowl and add the salt, egg and cup of whole wheat flour. Stir well.
  11. Add the yeast mixture to the mixing bowl and stir well. (change to a dough hook on the mixer) Now add the flour stirring will between each cup until the dough pulls away from the edges of the mixer and sticks to the dough hook. This will happen somewhere around 4 cups of flour.
  12. Scrape the dough off the dough hook and plop it onto a well floured surface. Knead it just a couple times to make a nice, smooth ball. Place it back into the mixing bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place it in a warm place to let it rise.
  13. When the dough has doubled in size and the filling is cool, punch down the dough and knead it a couple times.
  14. Cut the dough in half then divide each half evenly into 8 pieces.
  15. Roll each piece of dough out and place a heaping ⅓ cup of filling in the center of the rolled out dough.
  16. Grab the edges of the dough and bring them together over the top of the filling and pinch the edges together.
  17. Place rolls pinched side down on a parchment covered cookie sheet.
  18. Don't put them to close together you don't want them to touch while they rise and bake.
  19. Let them rise in a warm place for about a half hour.
  20. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes or until they are golden brown.
  21. Place on a rack to cool.
Recipe by at https://sufficientacres.com/2016/06/24/cabbage-and-ground-beef-stuffed-dinner-rolls/