Bread Baking Babes: Runzas

 

The October Kitchen of the Month is Kelly of A Messy Kitchen.  When Kelly challenged us to make runzas, I knew it sounded vaguely familiar.  Upon checking one of my more recent cookbook acquisitions, Midwest Made, by Shauna Sever, I found the recipe.  Runzas are a savory hand pie, found mainly in the Midwest.  They are also called bierocks or krautburgers.  The Volga Germans, who settled in Nebraska, Kansas, and the Dakotas brought these meat-and-cabbage filled sandwiches with them.

In typical Babe fashion, I decided to use this particular recipe because it called for half the amount of yeast (not that I have anything against yeast).  For the filling, I went with well-drained sauerkraut along with onions and ground beef.  Because I had the time, I took my time in preparing and shaping the rolls.  All went smoothly.  Once they were out of the oven and cool, I tried one immediately; then for the sake of my waistline, I put the others in the freezer for a future, emergency/quick meal.

This was a great baking/cooking challenge.  Not only were they easy to prepare, but I have extras as well.  Hope you join in this month. You can find the recipe on Kelly’s website.  Send your results to Kelly at A Messy Kitchen by the end of the month.

 

• Blog from OUR Kitchen – Elizabeth 
• A Messy Kitchen – Kelly (Kitchen of the Month)
• Karen’s Kitchen Stories – Karen
• My Diverse Kitchen – Aparna
• Bread Experience – Cathy
• Thyme for Cooking - Katie
• My Kitchen in Half Cups - Tanna
• Feeding My Enthusiasms - Elle