Bread Recipe ⤍ Kolaches I

A traditional Czech pastry, it can be filled with a variety of fillings.

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups warm milk
• 1 ½ (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup shortening
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 6 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup fruit preserves

Cooking Directions

1. Pour warm milk over yeast, and let dissolve. Then add sugar, shortening, salt, eggs, egg yolks, and flour. Stir until well combined. Remove dough to a well oiled bowl, and turn once to coat the surface. Cover, and place in a warm spot. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
2. Dish out dough with a tablespoon, and roll into balls. Brush each with shortening, and let rise until doubled in bulk.
3. Flatten the balls, and make a depression in the centers. Fill with fruit preserves. Allow to rise.
4. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts

• calories73.3
• carbohydrateContent12 g
• cholesterolContent11.5 mg
• fatContent2 g
• fiberContent0.4 g
• proteinContent1.8 g
• saturatedFatContent0.6 g
• sodiumContent103.5 mg
• sugarContent2.9 g