Wholewheatrunzadough Recipes

NEBRASKA'S HOMEMADE RUNZA

Steps:

• Start by placing 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, yeast, and salt into a large mixing bowl.
• Either in a small saucepan over medium heat or a microwave safe bowl, heat the milk, water, and butter to 120-130 degrees F.
• Pour heated wet ingredients into flour mixture. Stir slightly before adding beaten eggs.
• Continue by adding the remaining flour, one cup at a time, until when kneaded the dough comes together and is smooth and elastic.
• Place dough in a greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.
• While dough is rising, cook beef and onion over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain.
• Stir in the chopped cabbage, seasoned salt, and pepper. Stir gently until cabbage is cooked and filling combined.
• Punch dough down, and divide into 12 equal portions.
• Working with one piece of dough, roll into a rectangle (approx 6 inches x 8 inches in size).
• Place a heaping 1/2 cup of filling into the center of each dough piece.
• Fold dough over filling. Seal and tuck edges.
• Place onto a greased baking sheet (edges can touch).
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.

RUNZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Measure 1-3/4 cup flour.
• Add yeast, lard, sugar, milk, water, and salt.
• Mix.
• Add eggs.
• Stir in remaining flour.
• Knead 10 minutes; cover; let rise until double. This takes about 1 hour. Now you can go to other runza recipes and use this dough to wrap around the fillings.
• These are great.

RUNZA BREAD DOUGH

Steps:

• soften yeast in liquid; add rest of the ingredients. (All done in one bowl).
• Knead together and let rise to double in bulk.
• Punch down and let rise again.
• Turn out on board and divide dough. roll half of dough at a time to about three-eights inch thickness.
• Cut into squares about 5 or 6 inches.
• Place portion of filling in center of squares and bring corners together.
• Pinch openings tight.
• Turn pinched side onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Let sit for about 20 minutes.
• Bake at 400F for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Rub melted butter on top and place on rack and cover. (tip, dissolve yeast in a warm liquid, about 100F, or it will deactivate the yeast).

WHOLE WHEAT RUNZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Add 2 cups of the flour and the yeast to the bowl of your kitchenaid mixer with the dough hook and mix well.
• Heat the milk, sugar, butter and salt to between 115 and 120 degrees.
• Add the warm mixture to the flour mixture and mix well.
• Add the eggs and mix for 5 minutes.
• Add 1/2 a cup of flour at a time mixing after each addition until a ball forms.
• Knead for 8 minutes using the mixer.
• Grease a bowl and add the dough ball.
• Cover and place in a warm spot.
• Allow to rise until double in size. About 1 hour.
• Punch down the dough and recover.
• Allow to rise for 10 minutes.
• Divide the dough into managable sections.
• Roll the dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Cut into 4 inch by 4 inch squares.
• Fill with desired fillings.
• Bring the opposite ends together and pinch together. Pinch together the seams so that the filling doesn't leak out.
• Allow to rise for 30 minutes.
• Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes or until golden.