Sunday night dinners are a different ball game, aren’t they? Growing up we never had a formal Sunday night dinner because Ma made us a big Sunday afternoon dinner with all the fixin’s. So Sunday night was always something simple like an omlet, buttered pastina, or Elios frozen pizza then off to eat it all in front of the TV while watching the “Million Dollar Man.” Sunday night dinner is the same way in our house now, pretty much a fend for yourselfer. While in Germany, Himself’s brother and family lived in the next village over and we shared many Sunday night suppers together. These Kielbasa Sauerkraut Buns made the menu many times and are so delicious. With the temps dropping, I find myself digging into the ole recipe box for warm and comforting recipes like this one.
Kielbasa Sauerkraut Buns- Adapted from an old Taste of Home recipe
5 strips bacon, sliced
1 sweet onion chopped
1- 14 ounce can sauerkraut, drained
1/2 pound kielbasa, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup brown sugar
one box Hot Roll Mix
1 egg yolk mixed with 2 t. water
poppy seeds
In a large skillet, over med-high heat, fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Drain off most of the bacon grease leaving about 2 T. in the pan. Add onions and fry until translucent and starting to brown. To the onions add sauerkraut, kielbasa, garlic, bacon, and sugar. Cook about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. While the sauerkraut mixture is cooking, make the hot roll mix according to the package directions. Remove sauerkraut mixture form the stove. Divide the dough into 12 equal balls. Roll each one flat and fill with 1/4 cup sauerkraut mixture. Pull dough together to close bun pinching the seams together. Place seam side down on a greased cookie sheet. Brush each bun with egg wash and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 16 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 12 buns.
More Stuffed Bread Recipes:
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Stromboli
Sausage Bread
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Robin Sue, These rolls appeal to me on many levels – so much so that I am going to make them soon. Thanks for including me in your blogs of the month! It is an honor.
Oh the possibilities I see for filling these buns. Hmmmm. First with kielbasa then ???
I LOVE when you make these kinds of things. Man.
Robin, we fend for ourselves every night of the week here as well.
But I might need boxing gloves and a mouth piece if I were to serve these delicious Kielbasa Buns to my hngry troops, and still have some left over for me.
i have a feeling i could bribe my brothers pretty easily with something like this. what a handy and delicious little creation, robin sue–danke!
I love that the meat is cooked right into the bun! Like a little surprise.
I could really go for one of these right now! They sound so good! Say the words kielbasa and sauerkraut and I am there!
wow, wonderful shot! Love everything about this!
You had me at sauerkraut!!
Being the only one in my family who eats sauerkraut, I am still going to make a batch of these up for myself!
So I'm curious…is Sunday night fend-for-yourself because you have a big midday dinner? Or is the whole day casual? Growing up in an Italian environment the Sunday dinner was in the afternoon and lasted hours so by evening it was light fare.
It's filled with sauerkraut… bacon… and kielbasa? This sounds so freakin' delicious!! I would have never thought to make anything like this, especially with the sauerkraut, which I love so much.
Yep, these are so my Polish life, love it!!
I love these…and what a great idea with endless possibilities. Our Sunday night dinners bear no resemblance to the other six days of the week. A lot of "special" sandwiches, always easy, never slimming for some reason.
Looks fantastic! Very comforting and inviting. I want one.
This looks delicious and easy – I can't wait to make these! Thanks!
I knew my sister would have seen these! I thought of her immediately. I've never seen something more deluxe!
Kielbasa? The last time I had that I was having it again and again and again. What substitute would you suggest?
Oooo, baby! I'm definitely gonna try this one. Thanks for putting it up.
GardenNymph- I hear ya! But I do love the stuff. Try any other sausage you love- Italian, turkey, Andouille, chorizo, and Trader Joe's, if you have one has a nice line of pre-cooked chicken sausages that may work nicely too.
PS- I used turkey Kielbasa so it was not bad as the full fat stuff!
Can these be prepared ahead of time and then baked if I wanted to travel with them?
Donna I would par bake them first until set then reheat them at 350 for about 15 minutes or so. Hope this helps!
Robin:
The company bread and Greek soup were both delicious and just what I needed to help me get through some grading. Thank you so much!
Hannah- Your welcome. Chocolate gets me through grading, but soup works too!