Runza

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A runza (also called a bierock or fleischkuche) is a yeast dough bread pocket with a filling consisting of beef, pork, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings. They are baked in various shapes such as a half-moon, rectangle, round (bun), square, or triangle. In Nebraska, the runza is usually baked in a rectangular shape. The bierocks of Kansas, on the other hand, are generally baked in the shape of a bun.

[edit] History

Both the bierock and the runza sandwich have German-Russian roots going back to the 18th century. The term bierock comes from the Russian word pirogi or pirozhki and is the name for any food consisting of a filling stuffed into dough. The recipe was passed down from one generation to the next, and was brought to the Midwest of America, and particularly to the Canadian province of Alberta, and the U.S. states of North and South Dakota, Kansas and Nebraska, by the Volga Germans.

[edit] See also

• Runza Restaurants
• Hot Pockets

[edit] External links

• A runza recipe
• Original Runza Recipe