Monday, October 25, 2010

Bierocks

I made these last night.  Bierocks.  Go to that link for the crust recipe because I improvised and my crust was not nearly as nice as hers.  It was dry and I was upset that they didn't look very pretty.  The good news is that they tasted fantastic, crust included!  So what I did was great, just not very eye-catching. 

For the filling I just made it up as I went along.  But here is the list of what I used:

* 1 head purple cabbage, chopped
* 1 small eggplant, peeled and cubed
* 1 package sliced mushrooms
* 1/2 small chopped onion, chopped
* 1 large bag frozen, thawed, drained spinach
* 1 cup ricotta cheese
* 1/4 cup shredded cheese of choice
* EVOO
* salt and pepper to taste




Saute the onion and cabbage in EVOO.  Once wilted, add mushrooms, then eggplant. 




Add spinach.




Add cheeses.




Roll out 12 dough balls.  Fill with a few spoons of the mixture.  Fold up dough around mixture.  Brush with a bit of melted butter.




Mine were so crumbly that they kept breaking all over the place and there was just no way to flip them over with a seam side down.




But it turns out it didn't matter.  They tasted fantastic.  Two made me feel REALLY full at dinner.  After they cooled, I wrapped most of them individually in plastic wrap and stuck them in the freezer.  They make a fantastic single girl dinner or hot lunch. 

I know they look small but they are surprisingly filling.  You could certainly use up leftover meats or make mini calzones.  I'm pretty excited to have some ready-made meals in the freezer. 

11 comments:

flip flops and pearls said...

OMGosh....those look awesome!!!

Hope your Monday is awesome:)

ty said...

That purple cabbage looks too pretty to eat!

Pink, Green, and Southern said...

I don't know what those taste like, but they are very pretty! What a fab color!!

Annie said...

I've never heard of those but you might have just inspired me to try something new! :)

Leeann @ Join the Gossip said...

WOW that sounds amazing! Now I am hungry hehe :)

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Jeannie said...

Those look delish!! I took your advice and ran into my local TJMaxx this weekend while I was home. I had to dig a little but found a lot of great Lilly paper products. Thanks so much for the tip, I stocked up on Lilly notebooks and paper plates!!

TheSocialKnight said...

Looks pretty good and I am a fan of anything gluten-free and baked in crust :D

Alea said...

I think they look wonderful! I love all of the veggies; I can't wait to give your recipe a try!

sede said...

hmmmmm... looks yum!

Beth Dunn said...

That looks SO yummy! oxox

Miss. Tarrah Dame said...

Yum! I love the eggplant and mushroom addition! I made a bierock casserole myself recently! Love the flavors :)
http://damegoodeats.blogspot.com/2010/11/bierock-casserole.html

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