Runza Dough

Submitted by Dienia B.

"All the recipes for runzas call for frozen dough. This is a much better dough. It would be good with any number of fillings like ham and cheese etc. It's 2 packages of yeast but since I'm too stupid to figure out how to put it, I've written the recipe like I found it."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 5 cups flour, divided
• 3 teaspoons yeast
• 1⁄2 cup lard
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs

directions

1. Measure 1-3/4 cup flour.
2. Add yeast, lard, sugar, milk, water, and salt.
3. Mix.
4. Add eggs.
5. Stir in remaining flour.
6. 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.
7. These are great.

Reviews

[Anonymous]

Worked perfectly! I cut the recipe in half to make a smaller batch, and substituted butter for lard I didn't have(ran out). Very pleased, thank you!

 

[millerj11]

This is the perfect dough recipe for runzas! Thank you

 

[Anthony P.]

I must say, your dough recipe is spot-on, I grew up near Milligan, Nebraska and the runzas were a staple of our diet. I am baking another batch for my crew on the night shift here on a huge construction site in Vegas. Thanks for helping me spread the news of this culinary treat. Sincerely, Curtis P.

 

[jessssklein]

Due to my climate, I had to make sure my ingredients were warm and all the good things you do with dough but this was by far the best runza dough recipe I have ever used. Thank You!

 

[mathew.g.johnston]

Needed about a 1/2 cup more flour for me. Made 7 Huuuge Runzas. 375 for 20 min in the oven. Smells like Runza. Good one.