Beet Leaf Holopchi Or Beetniks Recipe 45

BEET LEAF ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Place your clean beet leaves in a 200 degree oven or hot sun to wilt them.
• (if usiong the oven, don't forget them in there).
• Cook your rice in the 2 cups of water with the 1tsp salt.
• Fry the diced onion in the butter until soft, then add the dill.
• Add the onion/butter/dill mixture to the cooked rice.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, and mix well.
• Place 1 tablespoon of the filling onto a beet leaf, and roll up.
• Making sure your filling won't fall out.
• Place in layers into a casserole dish.
• Mix together the sauce ingredients until well blended.
• And pour over the beet leaf roll-ups.
• Bake at 300 for 1/2 to 3/4 hour.
• until the sauce is just bubbling at the edges.
• Enjoy!

BEET LEAF ROLLS WITH CREAMY DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Chop up onion and garlic. 2. Add rice, water, onion, and garlic to rice cooker and cook until done. 3. Boil beet leaves in a small amount of water until just wilted. Drain water and let cool. Make sure you cook more beet leaves than you think you will need, as some of them will break. 4. Once rice mixture and leaves are cool, place one tablespoon of the rice mixture on a beet leaf and roll. 5. Fill up a greased 9 x 13 casserole dish with the rolls. 6. In a sauce pan, melt butter, add flour, and cook until flower and butter is golden brown. 7. Add cream and stir until sauce is slightly thick. Do not worry if your sauce is a little runny. It will thicken up in the oven. 8.Stir in chopped dill and salt and pepper to taste. 9. Pour sauce over the beet leaf rolls. 10. Cook in a 350 oven for 45 minutes, or until the cream sauce is boiling at the edges. 11. Let cool for 5 minutes and serve

UKRAINIAN BEET LEAF ROLLS STUFFED WITH BREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a glass measuring cup or small bowl, use a fork to combine yeast with 1/4 cup of the warm water and 1/2 teaspoon of the sugar. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, mix together milk, the remaining 2 cups warm water, 1 ounce melted butter, and yeast mixture.
• Add 4 cups of the flour and mix just until well combined.
• Cover with greased plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled (about 1 hour).
• Punch dough down and transfer to a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, if desired.
• Add beaten eggs, 1 tablespoon salt, the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar, and remaining 3 1/4 cups flour.
• Knead until dough is smooth.
• Smear top with melted butter or oil.
• Cover with plastic wrap and let rise again until doubled (about 1 to 2 hours).
• Meanwhile, wash the beet leaves.
• Blanch in boiling water for 30 seconds or until pliable (especially if using mature leaves).
• Remove from water and shock with cold water to stop the cooking process. Let drain.
• Gather the ingredients.
• When the dough has doubled, punch it down.
• Take a walnut-sized piece of dough, elongating it to a rectangular shape.
• Place it on a beet leaf.
• Roll up loosely, as you would for cabbage rolls, except leave the sides open to allow for the dough to expand as it rises and then bakes. If you like larger rolls, use more bread dough but, remember, it will grow.
• Line the bottom and sides of a Dutch oven or other large pot with beet leaves.
• Place a layer of beet rolls in the bottom.
• Brush with melted butter or other fat and salt.
• Repeat layering, ending with melted butter or fat and salt on top.
• Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled (about 1 to 2 hours).
• Heat oven to 350 F. When holubtsi have risen, remove the plastic wrap and cover with a layer of beet leaves and a tight-fitting lid whose inside has been brushed with butter or fat.
• Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour and serve hot with creamy dill sauce.
• Gather the ingredients.
• While the rolls are baking, make the sauce by melting 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan.
• Stir in 2 tablespoons flour and cook until mixture bubbles.
• Add broth and, whisking constantly, bring to a slow boil. Cook until thickened, whisking frequently.
• Place sour cream in a heatproof bowl and temper by adding and whisking 1 or 2 small ladles of thickened broth mixture.
• Then add tempered sour cream back into the sauce, whisking until smooth.
• Add 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, and salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm until ready to serve.

BEET LEAF HOLOPCHI OR BEETNIKS RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Pinch off a small nub of dough and roll it in your hands into an elongated shape. Place the dough on a beet leaf and roll the leaf around it(leaving the ends unwrapped). Place each roll into a buttered baking dish. Cover the dish with a clean kitchen towel and let the bread rise for an hour or so. Heat oven to 350. Bake the Beetniks for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, make the cream sauce: Melt the buttter in a saucepan, saute onions and garlic until soft, stir in the cream and fresh chopped dill. Bring to a bubbling simmer. Remove beetniks from the oven. Pour the cream sauce evenly over top. Return to oven for 10 min. Ready to serve.