Pam’s Bierocks

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 7 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 6 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Directions

Prepare dough: In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Mix in sugar, margarine, egg, salt and 1/2 of the flour. Beat until smooth; add remaining flour until dough pulls together. Place in oiled bowl. Cover with foil and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight, Or let it rise for 1 hour.

In a large heavy skillet, brown meat. Add onion, cabbage, salt and simmer 30 minutes. Cool until lukewarm. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C. ) Coat a cookie sheet with non-stick spray.

Punch down dough and divide into 20 pieces. Spread each piece of dough out on an un-floured surface and fill with approximately 2 tablespoons filling. Fold dough over and seal edges. Place on prepared cookie sheet and let rise for 1 hour.

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Brush with butter and serve.