GERMAN FRIED MEAT PIE?

When we were in junior high school, a friend's mom would make us a fried, spicy meat "pie" that was a German recipe...the name started something like "fleisch..." It was such a treat, does anyone know what this is and have a recipe?
Thanks for your help.
Cheryl

Hi,

I believe they're also called Bierocks and Runza. The article I read said they are of German-Russian origin :o)

Fleischkuechle
**Submitted by Sandy Buchmann**
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Dough:
.2 eggs
.1 cup evaporated milk
.1 tsp. salt
.2 3/4 cups flour

-Mix all ingredients together to form a medium type dough.
-Let dough rest for a few hours.

Meat Mixture:
.1 1/2 pounds hamburger
.1 1/2 tsp. salt
.1/4 tsp. pepper
.Chopped onions & garlic

-Mix together like for hamburgers.
-Use as much onion and garlic as you like.
-Divide dough into 10 balls.
-Roll each ball out into a circle about 1/8 inch thick.
-Spread one half of the dough circle with meat mixture leaving room at edge to seal.
-Lay the unspread half over the filled half and seal edges by rolling a
saucer around the fleischkuechle.
-Deep fry with oil at 375 degrees until one side is nicely browned,
flip over and continue frying other side.
-Drain on paper towels.
-Serve with ketchup and pickles.

YES! that sounds like what I'm looking for!!! THANKS ever so much!

An uncle of mine used to make these and he added some diced cooked potatoes and some carrots. Mmmmm, so good. I bet the varieties would be almost endless. Susan

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Do you cook the hamburger mixture first? I had a German grandmother but she never made these....looks like i missed out! THANKS

Goldybear, I made these last year, after receiving this recipe...I never thought about it, but I browned my meat before I made the pies...maybe that's why they were so hard to make and looked so ugly! They were good, though, but I bet you place the raw meat mixture in the dough and it cooks when you fry it, huh? Now that I think about it, it's like...DUH! I bet it works MUCH better that way! Have to try it again...thanks for your question...
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