Reuben Burger Loaf Luncheon
Impress your guests with this delicious loaf
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 egg slightly beaten
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons hamburger relish
2 tablespoons tomato juice
1 tablespoon ketchup
1/2 cut quick oats, uncooked
1 16-ounce can Steinfeld's sauerkaut,well drained
1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seeds
2 sheets frozen puff pastry
Sour cream opitional
Parsley and tomatoes for garnish
Egg glaze:
1 slightly beaten egg
1 tablespoon cold water
1/8 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine beef,salt, garlic powder, and pepper
In medium size skillet. Cook until meat loses red color. Drain liquid; cool
meat mixture. In small deep bowl, blend egg, mayonnaise, relish tomato juice, ketchup, and oats.
Add to beef mixture. Thaw 2 sheets of puff pastry. Cut 1 sheet into 2 pieces. Wet 1 edge of full sheet and overlap cut edge of half sheet onto wet edge. Press together well to form 1 large sheet.Cut remaining half sheet into 1 inch strips with sharp knife and set aside . Pour 3/4 of the beef mixture in center of pastry lengthwise, leaving 2 inches of pastry on each end for sealing. With a small spatula, make about an inch trench in the beef mixture and fill with 1 cup of the Swiss cheese, then put remaining 1/4 beef mixture over cheese, sealing cheese into the loaf. Place sauerkraut over top of beef; sprinkle remaining cheese over kraut. Sprinkle caraway seeds over kraut.Brush cold water on the ends of the pastry and on the right side, overlapping , sealing the edge on top by pressing lightly. Then, seal both ends by pressing edges together. To make glaze, mix together egg, water and salt. Brush egg glaze over entire outside of pastry loaf.Add the 1 inch strips on top crissecrossing to make a pattern. Brush glaze lightly over all. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake about 35 minutes or until nicely browned. Let rest 10 to 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with a dollop of sour cream if desired. Garnish with parsley and tomatoes
Yields 6 servings
Florence Neavoll, Salem 1987 Beef cook off