Runzas

This is a family favorite. I will admit, I'm not a cabbage fan so the cabbage hater filling was for me. These are delicious balls of dough filled with warm yummy fillings that will hopefully bring you as much joy as I had eating them growing up!

Traditional Filling:
1/2 lb ground beef
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp salt
2 c. chopped cabbage
1/8 tsp black pepper

Brown ground beef. Wilt cabbage in butter. Add to beef mixture with salt and pepper.

Cabbage Hater Filling:
1 - 1 1/2 lb ground beef
1/3 - 1/4 lb velveeta cheese (oh yeah)
1/4 - 1/2 tsp oregano
Pinch of parsley and black pepper

Brown the ground beef. Add cheese and mix until melted. Stir in Oregano and pepper.

Sweet Dough:
2 cups milk (or half and half), or potato water

1/4 cup instant potatoes

1/2 cup sugar

2 rounded tbsp lard (or butter)

2 eggs, well beaten

1 tbsp salt

1 package dry yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water and add 1 tsp sugar

Heat the milk. In a large bowl put sugar, potatoes, lard and salt. Add the warm milk. Stir until lard is melted. Add 2 cups flour and stir real good. Add the eggs and yeast, stir this real good to get all bubbles in it. Then add flour gradually until you can work by hand. Knead about 10 minutes. The dough should be pliable so you can roll it out. 

Roll sweet dough very thin and cut into 6 or 7 inch squares. Place about 3 tbsp of meat mixture into center of each square. Bring corners of dough to the center. Pinch edges together and place smooth side up on a greased cookie sheet. Let rise, and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.