Cabbage Burgers

Name: Cabbage Burgers
Ingredients: Dough; 1 cup milk; 8 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 cups cold water; 2 cakes compressed fresh yeast, or three packets from a strip; 2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 cup white sugar; 4 tablespoons shortening; 2 eggs; 2 tablespoons melted shortening; Filling; 2 to 3 pounds of ground chuck (hamburger); 1 stick of salted butter; 1 very large, or two smaller heads of cabbage, very thinly sliced or shredded; 1 large onion, finely chopped; Salt and Pepper to taste

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Ingredients

Dough
1 cup milk
8 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups cold water
2 cakes compressed fresh yeast, or three packets from a strip
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup white sugar
4 tablespoons shortening
2 eggs
2 tablespoons melted shortening
Filling
2 to 3 pounds of ground chuck (hamburger)
1 stick of salted butter
1 very large, or two smaller heads of cabbage, very thinly sliced or shredded
1 large onion, finely chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

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