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Kolaches
While you can find them all over Texas, kolaches taste better in a hamlet called West settled by Czech immigrants. Here's a kolaches recipe to make at home.
👤 Lisa Fain📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●blender
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a large bowl, combine yeast, warm milk, sugar, and 1 cup of the flour. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, about ⏱️ 20 minutes.
2
Melt 8 tablespoons unsalted butter. Beat the butter together with the eggs and salt. Add eggs to flour mixture and blend. Slowly add the remaining 2 cups of the flour. The dough should be soft and moist. Knead dough for about ⏱️ 10 minutes on a floured surface. Put dough in a greased bowl and let rise covered until it’s doubled in size—about an hour.
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3
After the dough has risen, punch it down and divide into 12 even-sized pieces. In your hands, roll the pieces into balls and then flatten to about 3 inches in diameter. Place flattened pieces on a greased baking sheet, cover, and let rise again for another half hour.
4
Meanwhile, make the fillings (see following) and mix together the flour, sugar, butter, and cinnamon for the posypka topping.
5
After second rising, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. With your finger gently make an indention in the center of each dough ball (be careful not to flatten it too much) and fill with 1 tablespoon of filling and sprinkle with posypka. Bake for 12 to ⏱️ 15 minutes. While baking, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons unsalted butter. Brush with melted butter when you take the kolaches out of the oven and serve warm.
6
Cover the dried fruit with water for ⏱️ 1 hour to rehydrate.
7
When the fruit is rehydrated, cook on low for ⏱️ 15 minutes, adding sugar, cinnamon, and lemon zest. Place in the blender and puree.
8
Beat the cream cheese and sugar together until fluffy. Add the flour, egg yolk, and lemon zest.
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