* Exported from MasterCook II * Liver Strudel -- Hors d'Oeuvre Recipe By : Rabbi Samuel Cooper Serving Size : 50 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Appetizers Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- Crust: 1 1/4 c Flour -- sifted 1/2 ts Salt 1/3 c Shortening 3 tb Water (approximate) Filling: 2 Onions -- minced 3 tb Fat 1/2 lb Beef liver -- sliced 4 Eggs -- hard-boiled 1/2 ts Salt 1 Egg -- beaten 1 ds Salt Crust: Sift flour and salt together. Cut in shortening until mixture is like coarse sand. Add water a little at a time until all is moistened and pieces cling together. Filling: Sauté onions in fat until light yellow. Add liver and sauté 4 minutes on each side. Put onions, livers, and eggs through a food chopper. Mix with remaining fat left in skillet and salt and pepper. Divide dough into thirds and roll very thin into strips 4x12". Lay a bar of liver mixtue down the middle of each strip. Roll half the pastry over it; brush with eggs and cover with other side of pastry. Brush all over with egg and seal ends. Place on baking sheets and bake in 400°F oven for 20 minutes. Cool slightly and cut into 1/2" slices. Yield: 50 Servings Note: Rabbi Samuel Cooper was the rabbi of B'nai Jacob Synagogue of Charlestown, WV for 1932 to 1974. Concerned with human rights, Rabbi Cooper has performed as chairman of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission. Mrs. Cooper, a well-known gourmet cook who has published several cookbooks, comments that she always practices her dishes on the Rabbi first. Source: Mountain Measures, Junior League of Charleston, WV, 1974 Bill Spalding - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -