South Dakota Runza Hand Pies
Yeasted bread pockets stuffed with seasoned ground beef, cabbage, and onion, baked until golden, a portable German-Russian farm lunch found across the state's eastern prairie towns.
- Prep
- 40 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 65 min
- Servings
- 8
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Calories
- 380 kcal
Equipment
- •Large skillet
- •Baking sheet
- •Rolling pin
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- fat
- 15
- carbs
- 42
- protein
- 18
- calories
- 380
Instructions
- 1
Warm the milk and stir in the yeast with a pinch of sugar. Let it sit and foam for 10 minutes.
- 2
Mix the flour, remaining sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, butter, egg, and yeast mixture into a smooth dough.
- 3
Cover the dough and let it rise for 1 hour until doubled in size.
- 4
Meanwhile, brown the ground beef with onion in a skillet. Break up the meat as it cooks.
- 5
Add the cabbage, remaining salt, and pepper. Cook until the cabbage is fully soft, then let it cool.
- 6
Punch down the dough to deflate it. Divide it into 8 pieces.
- 7
Roll each piece into a rectangle and spoon filling onto one half. Fold the dough over and pinch the edges tightly to seal.
- 8
Place the pies seam-side down on a sheet pan. Let them rest for 15 minutes.
- 9
Bake at 375°F for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
Chef's tips
Cook the cabbage until completely soft and let the filling cool before assembling. Hot, wet filling will tear the dough.
Storage
Refrigerate up to 4 days or freeze baked pies up to 2 months.
Reheating
Reheat in a 350°F oven for 12-15 minutes until warmed through.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Using hot filling, which melts and tears the dough before it bakes
- •Pinching the edges too loosely, causing the filling to leak out in the oven
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