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Homemade Beef & Cheese Piroshki

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Servings: 8 -10
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 2 1/2 tsp yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 2 TBLS sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 cups flour
Filling
  • 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
  • garlic
  • 1/2 of an onion finely chopped I had used the last of my onion of my hubby's sandwich so I ended up using some tearless onion and chives seasoning I had in the cupboard
  • 1 tsp salt
  • dash of pepper
  • 1/2 tsp dill weed
  • 2 cups shredded cheese medium cheddar or colby jack works great
  • Oil for frying

Method
 

Dough Instructions
  1. Dissolve the yeast in the water till frothy
  2. Mix the eggs, oil, sugar and salt together
  3. Add the warm mix and the yeast mixture to the egg mix
  4. In a mixing bowl add 1/2 the flour and 1/2 the liquid and mix
  5. Add the remaining flour and mix (It will be thick and sticky)
  6. Scrape it out on a well floured surface and knead it to form a ball
  7. Stick it into a greased bowl , cover and let rise till double in size, about an hour
Filling Instructions
  1. Over medium heat cook down the ground beef
  2. Once it starts turning brown add the garlic
  3. Add onion, salt, pepper, and dill weed
  4. Continue cooking until meat is brown and onion is translucent
  5. Remove the meat to a plate and let cool to temperature
  6. Once cool, put into mixing bowl and add cheese. Mix together
Putting it all together
  1. Punch down the dough
  2. Put it on a floured surface
  3. Cut off chunks a few inches around
  4. Roll out the chunks
  5. Put about 1/4 cup of the meat filling in the center
  6. Fold it over and pinch the ends together
  7. Set them aside and continue until all the filling is gone
  8. Let them rest about 10-15 minutes
  9. Have your oil at 375 and fry flipping so both sides are brown for a couple minutes
  10. Place on paper towel lined pan
  11. Serve immediately or keep in oven warm