Any Home Bakers Here?

[COChix]

Oh yum, now I need to make runzas. We have a fast food place in NE called Runzas (could never figure out which came first, name of restaurant or name of burger) They serve them many different ways, original, with cheese, with mushrooms, ect. It is very popular here.

I saw some made with jalapeños.....thought that was an interesting take. Have you ever had them with sauerkraut in them? I have seen that as well...


Some history from Wiki....


The Runza sandwich originated in Russia during the 1800s and spread to Germany before appearing in the United States. Bierock comes from the Russian pirogi or pirozhki and is the term for any food consisting of a savory filling-stuffed dough. The recipe was passed down from generation to generation and is available throughout the Americas, particularly Argentina and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba. The recipe was spread throughout the United States by the Volga Germans (Germans from Russia) and can be found in Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Co

The restaurant came after....

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

I saw some made with jalapeños.....thought that was an interesting take. Have you ever had them with sauerkraut in them? I have seen that as well...


Some history from Wiki....


The Runza sandwich originated in Russia during the 1800s and spread to Germany before appearing in the United States. Bierock comes from the Russian pirogi or pirozhki and is the term for any food consisting of a savory filling-stuffed dough. The recipe was passed down from generation to generation and is available throughout the Americas, particularly Argentina and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba. The recipe was spread throughout the United States by the Volga Germans (Germans from Russia) and can be found in Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Co

The restaurant came after....

There you have it, i found it strange that my Grandma would call them after the restaurant. Yes Nebraska is filled with Volga Germans. Perhaps I will make some up tomorrow.
Oh and the jalapeño is good, but I like them with cheese the best.

 

[COChix]

There you have it, i found it strange that my Grandma would call them after the restaurant. Yes Nebraska is filled with Volga Germans. Perhaps I will make some up tomorrow.
Oh and the jalapeño is good, but I like them with cheese the best.

I have had them with provolone melted on top....do you put cheese on the inside or on top? What cheese do you like to use? I am more advanced in my tastes now. I bet some havarti would be delish with these.

 

[User395221]

I like the look of those.... There used to be a couple who sold piroshki at the markets (many, many years ago), I remember them being really nice. I think they are the same thing, just the Polish version??

 

[COChix]

There you have it, i found it strange that my Grandma would call them after the restaurant. Yes Nebraska is filled with Volga Germans. Perhaps I will make some up tomorrow.
Oh and the jalapeño is good, but I like them with cheese the best.

What is a Volga German? Pardon my ignorance, we are German but not familiar with that term.

 

[COChix]

I like the look of those....  There used to be a couple who sold piroshki at the markets (many, many years ago), I remember them being really nice.  I think they are the same thing, just the Polish version??

Probably, seems to be a popular dish across numerous cultures all with their variations....

 

[ronott1]

There you have it, i found it strange that my Grandma would call them after the restaurant. Yes Nebraska is filled with Volga Germans. Perhaps I will make some up tomorrow.
Oh and the jalapeño is good, but I like them with cheese the best.

Most of the People from that part of the world have a pocket sandwich. The Finnish call them Pasties and have potatoes and etc. in them. pierogi are polish or Easter European.

The thing to remember is that Modern Countries are not very old. It all used to be the Holy Roman Empire and was a bunch of little Dutchies or kingdoms. People moved around enough that these things were shared.

They are all very tasty!

 

[COChix]

What is a Volga German? Pardon my ignorance, we are German but not familiar with that term.

Never mind, I re-read that thye are Germans from Russia

 

[User395221]

Probably, seems to be a popular dish across numerous cultures all with their variations....

Yes, we have our pasties, vegetable, or meat and vegetable filling. But it's in a pastry case, rather than a bread-based casing. I like cabbage, so I like the idea of the cabbage-y filling. The variations from place to place may just indicate what's available in each place.

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Never mind, I re-read that and see that it is an area or part of Germany.

No I think you were correct the first time, or both are correct. They are Germans that migrated to Russia and then to the Americas.