Kraut Kuchen

Submitted by Ilse Weitz

"My husband being Volga Deutsch, always talked about some of what he called Depression Meals while living home as a boy. Being from Northern Germany, I had never heard of Kraut Kuchen so this recipe came from his mother."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 lb ground chuck
• onion, chopped fine
• 2 lbs cabbage, cut in small strips
• 1 package hot roll mix
• salt
• pepper

directions

1. Saute onion with ground chuck in one frying pan and the cabbage in another.
2. Salt and pepper to your taste.
3. Let simmer until done and then drain well.
4. Prepare hot dough mix.
5. Divide into 12 equal amounts and roll dough extremely thin.
6. Place handful of meat-cabbage mixture in center and fold corners into center.
7. Set folded side down on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F until brown, 20 25 minutes.

Reviews

[Roxanne S.]

This recipe almost exactly is in the Bethel Home Auxiliary Cook Book of Favorite Recipes from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1965 first printing. I have the fifth printing from June, 1969. So excited to have my granddaughter, who is studying German in high school, to come across this recipe. I have been making Kraut Kuchen since 1969 when I received the cook book. Pillsbury Hot Roll mix isn't always available so I have been using the bread machine to make the dough. This recipe freezes well when the Kraut Kuchen is completely cool.

 

[Melissa K.]

I have been making this recipe for years! Made it with my momma as a little girl. Make my own bread dough and add a little garlic to the filling and it is amazing!

 

[dedemiami]

These are fantastic. I've been making them for years. The only thing I do different is use thawed frozen bread dough instead of the hot roll mix. Also, you can make appetizers by rolling up the meat/cabbage mixture in egg roll wrappers and deep fry. Yummy. We use a hot mustard sauce to dip them in.

 

[austin 19]

they were so good, i made these as you said, but i added 4 cloves of garlic since we love garlic. it is a good recipe

 

[ROSSW]

Haven't tried the recipe but is very similar or the same as "runzas> we hvae a recipe for a casserole that is even easier and better tasting/