Beet Leaf Roll-Ups - cooking recipe

Ingredients

young beet leaf, washed,patted dry
Filling
2 cups cold water
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup rice
1 onion, diced
1/2 cup butter
1/8 cup chopped dill (fresh is best, but dry dill-weed will work ok too, just use less as it's more potent)
salt and pepper
sauce
1 cup whipping cream or 1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup fresh dill or 2 teaspoons dill weed
1 tablespoon onion, finely chopped
salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

Place your clean beet leaves in a 200 degree oven or hot sun to wilt them.
(if usiong the oven, don't forget them in there).
Cook your rice in the 2 cups of water with the 1tsp salt.
Fry the diced onion in the butter until soft, then add the dill.
Add the onion/butter/dill mixture to the cooked rice.
Add salt and pepper to taste, and mix well.
Place 1 tablespoon of the filling onto a beet leaf, and roll up.
Making sure your filling won't fall out.
Place in layers into a casserole dish.
Mix together the sauce ingredients until well blended.
And pour over the beet leaf roll-ups.
Bake at 300 for 1/2 to 3/4 hour.
until the sauce is just bubbling at the edges.
Enjoy!