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Beef On Weck Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Sas / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago I just found a recipe from my mother for one of the best rolls I have ever eaten. It is from the "Beef on Weck" restaurant , Eckl's in Orchard Park, N.Y. Great roast beef sandwiches. Recipe from 1934. Prep:15m Cook:15m Servings:8	Sas
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Ingredients

1 pkg. dry yeast

3/4 cup 110 degree potato water (Save after doing potatoes)

1 tsp. sugar

1/2 cup mashed potatoes

1/2 cup of milk

4 tbl. butter, melted

1 tsp. table salt

1 tbl. caraway seeds

3 1/2 to 4 cups flour

1 egg white, beaten with 1 tbl. water

Coarse salt to taste

Caraway seeds to taste

Directions

Mix yeast with 1/4 cup of potato water and sugar

In a large bowl, combine remaining potato water, mashed potatoes, milk, butter, table salt and 1 tbl. caraway seed

Add 3 1/2 cups of flour. cup by cup, stirring until dough pulls away from the bowl.

Turn out onto floured board and let rest while you clean and butter bowl.

Knead dough 8-10 minutes, adding flour if necessary to create a smooth dough.

Return to the bowl and let rise until double in bulk, about 2 hours.

Punch down dough, knead again 2 minutes.

roll out and divide into 6-8 pieces depending how large you want them.

Roll each piece into a ball, then press it gently into a bun shape on a lightly greased cookie sheet, keeping rolls 2 inches apart.

Cover loosely and let rise 1 hour.

Preheat oven 375*.

Brush rolls with egg white mixture and sprinkle with caraway and coarse salt.

Bake 15 minutes. Lower heat to 325* and bake 15-20 minutes longer or until med brown.

Remove and cool.

Buffalo, New York's famous sandwich. Make a med/rare roast beef, shave of a pile of beef and mound on the bottom half of the roll. Dunk the top roll inside in the au jus and put some horseradish cream sauce.

I grew up on these but could not find the original "Weck" recipe until today.

Best sandwich I have ever tasted.

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Comments

sas 1 year, 1 month ago said:
I should add that weck is shortened for Kummelweck which is the German word for caraway seed.

mountainmama 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Not bad not bad at all. Sounds good the recipe seems easy. Its a great recipe. Thanks for sharing it. I saved it and hope I can make it sometime soon. You got my HIGH 5. :)

marky90 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Oh this is good. Great recipe!!!!! Marky XO

greekgirrrl 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Great post!

mystic_river1 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Just love this old recipe and the great history. Thanks for the post and high 5. It's raining here so just might whip these up.
Joymarie

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