Grandma vavricek's kolache recipe

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 eaches Env. active dry yeast
¼ cup Lukewarm water
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 can Evap milk, add water to make 2 cups
¾ cup Butter
¾ cup Sugar
2 teaspoons Salt
4 eaches Egg yolks plus 1 egg slightly beaten
1 teaspoon Grated lemon rind
6¼ cup Sifted flour
Softened butter as needed

Directions

DIRECTIONS

DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. Sprinkle with 1 tbsp sugar and let stand. Scald milk in sauce pan. Remove from heat and stir in butter and ½ cup sugar. Cool to lukewarm. Add salt and egg yolks. Combine milk mixture to yeast in large bowl. Bit by bit add the flour until all has been used. Knead dough on lightly floured board until glossy. Place in bowl, cover to let rise in warm place (80o) until doubled in bulk about 1 hour. This dough will not be quite as stiff as a roll dough. Now using a tbs take egg-sized bits of the dough and roll into balls on the floured board. Place on greased baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Brush each with softened butter. Let rise again. covered until light. Make an indentation in each, large enough to hold 1 tsp of fruit filling. Sprinkle fruit with some of the topping. Bake at 425o for 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Brush with softened butter immediately. Cool kolaches on wire rack. Makes about 3½ dozen. TOPPING 1 CUP FLOUR ½ CUP SUGAR ¼ CUP BUTTER OR MARGARINE Mix all ingredients together in mixer until the consistency of cornmeal. POPPY SEED FILLING 1 CAN POPPY SEED ¼ CUP VANILLA WAFER CRUMBS ¼ CUP PECAN MEAL OR FINELY CHOPPED PECANS (USE FOOD PROCESSOR) ⅓ CUP HONEY Mix well. Place by tsp full into kolache indentations. CREAM CHEESE FILLING 8 OZ CREAM CHEESE 2 EGG YOLKS ¼ TO ½ CUP SUGAR GRATED RIND OF ONE LEMON Beat all ingredients together and place by tsp full into kolache indentations.

KLOBASNIKY OR SAUSAGE KOLACHES 2 PACKAGES ACTIVE DRY YEAST ½ CUP LUKEWARM WATER 2 CUPS LUKEWARM MILK ½ CUP SUGAR 1 SMALL CAN EVAPORATED MILK 8 CUPS FLOUR (ABOUT) 5 EGG YOLKS ⅓ CUP MELTED BUTTER ⅓ CUP VEGETABLE OIL 1 TBSP SALT 3 DROPS LEMON EXTRACT 2 TO 2 ½ POUNDS COOKED, COOLED SMOKED SAUSAGE YOU CAN ALSO USED POPPY SEED KOLACHE FILLING >>> Continued to next message ++_ * SLMR 2.0 * ++- Maximus 2.01wb * Origin: The Keeping Room (1:261/1055) From: EARL SHELSBY Date: 09-30-94

====================================================================== ==== ==== >>> Continued from previous message In large bowl, dissolve yeas in lukewarm water. Add milk, sugar, evaporated milk, and 4 cups of flour. Mix thoroughly until smooth, cover and let rest at least 1 hour in a warm place. In a separate bowl, place egg yolks, melted butter, oil, salt and lemon extract. Mix with mixer. Add this to first mixture and blend.

Submitted By EARL SHELSBY On 09-30-94

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