Whole Wheat Runza Dough Recipes

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.

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.
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Steps:

• Proof yeast in a measuring cup with lukewarm water.
• In a food processor add whole wheat and all purpose flours, proofed yeast, oil mixed with honey and salt. Pulse processor to combine all ingredients. Then process until the dough forms a ball on the blade. Remove dough to a large oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes or until dough has doubled in bulk.
• Punch down dough and transfer to a floured board and knead briefly. Divide dough into 4 equal portions and roll each piece into a ball. Place the balls of dough, covered, in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight. Bring the dough to room temperature before proceeding.
• On a floured board roll and stretch each piece of dough into a 7 to 8-inch circle. Place each circle on a wooden pizza peel or pizza pan and top as desired.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. and bake 7 to 8 minutes per pizza.

Steps:

• Whisk together the flours, flaxseed meal and salt. Use a fork or pastry blender to cut in 1/3 cup vegetable shortening to the texture of a fine meal. Cut in the remaining 1/3 cup shortening to larger pieces, about the size of small peas. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons ice water over the mixture and gently combine with a fork or a wooden spoon. Sprinkle another 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water and bring together gently in a ball. Wrap in wax paper and chill until use. When ready to use, roll one disk out to a 1/2-inch thickness and place into desired pie plate.

Steps:

• Thaw two loaves of frozen bread dough or make the equivalent amount using your favorite bread recipe.
• While dough thaws, make the filling.
• Brown the hamburger and drain, then return to pan.
• Add cabbage and onion and cook down.
• Salt and pepper to taste (1 tsp pepper recommended).
• Let dough rise, then punch down and roll a portion to 1/4" thickness.
• Cut into 4" x 8" pieces and add about 1/2 cup meat mixture to each.
• Fold dough pieces over and seal the edges, then place seam-side-down on a greased cookie sheet.
• Let rise 20-30 minutes, then bake in pre-heated 375 degree oven for 20 minutes or until brown.
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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).

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef with the onion and garlic powder.
• Add the caraway seed and cabbage.
• Sweat this mixture down; pour off any grease.
• Roll out runza dough; cut into 8 squares.
• Add filling to each square.
• Add the cheese that you like .
• Stretch the dough around the mixture.
• Let rise until doubled.
• Bake until dough is done.