Lapping Around the Sun

      Other names besides "Stuffed Rolls" have been used for these.  One can find them steamed in some places, baked in others, or both.  I wasn't as impressed with the steamed ones, and I think that's because I did not knead the dough.  The baked ones were delightful!  The dough was strong enough to hold the ingredients yet tender to be bitten and chewed easily.      Before making the dough, I made the filling on the day before so that all the flavors could mesh while sitting in a zip-lock bag in the fridge overnight.      I decided I wanted to use breaded chicken fingers already cooked, so I bought a bag of frozen ones and chopped them for the filling.  My thinking was that the breading would help add pastiness to the mix and, thus, help the filling to adhere to the surrounding dough.      To the chopped chicken tenders, I added ground pork and ground beef that I cooked my...

      I could call them "Cow Chip Fritters," but there's no cow in them and it wouldn't sound appetizing.        I said to Mom as she began nibbling on one of them, "They're good, huh!"  She said, "They're okay."  Then, silently, I watched her eat three of them followed by some apple pie that I made on yesterday.        Here's the story!      Once upon a time at the Batson's residence, there were left overs in the fridge in need of some TLC! Let's start with left over mashed potatoes! ... some left over noodles and cheese, some left over baked beans, some left over rotisserie chicken from the market mixed with real bacon bits.  Throw in some eggs, a dab or two of milk, a handful of grated cheese, and some self-rising flour (for crispiness and to hold it all together). You get the idea!

     Oh my!  Looks like someone tested it from the middle!  Yum!       I decided to include ingredients that are good for the dogs too!  So, what did I put in it?  Continue below!      I should have used a larger pan.  I had to drain off the grease as it was baking at 350 degrees for about an hour and a half.      Into the mix, I added  2 cups of cooked instant rice cooled, a handful of grated cheese (colby / mont. jack), three pounds of 80 / 20 ground beef.      At this point, I had not added the ground beef.  I was tempted to bake it like this.  Here's what's in it: a bag of baby carrots run through the food processor, a sweet potato peeled and run through the food processor, half a loaf of multi grain bread run through the food processor, a bag of spinach run through the food processor, 4 eggs and 1/2 cup of brown ...