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Kolaches

⏱ 3 Hours

Soft and slightly sweet doughy pastry with limitless filling variety!

Kolaches

Dough

Ingredients

  • 1 Package of Active Dry Yeast (2 1/4 Teaspoons)
  • 1 Cup of Warm Milk (100F Degrees)
  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • 4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1/2 Cup Melted Butter
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt

Steps

  1. In a large bowl, combine yeast and warm milk. Let sit for 10 minutes to allow for yeast to activate. Add sugar and mix in 1 cup of flour. Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
  2. In a small bowl, beat 2 eggs and add salt. Slowly add the melted butter to not cook the eggs.
  3. Combine the dough and the egg mixture.
  4. Mix in flour to the mixture 1/2 cup at a time, incorporating the flour into the dough.
  5. Knead the dough for 10 minutes by hand, or a stand mixer on low-medium speed. The dough will be soft and sticky. Cover for 1 1/2 hours to rise.
  6. Split dough into 18-24 portions depending on desired size.
  7. For each portion, roll out into thin flat rounds, and add filling. Wrap fillings into a ball and crease the seams. Place filled balls seem side down on a baking sheet.
  8. In a small bowl, beat 1 egg and use as an egg wash on the filled dough balls.
  9. Bake at 375F for ~20 minutes or until top is golden brown.

Note: The dough is meant to be soft, slightly sticky, and very flexible.

Jalapeno Popper Filling

Ingredients

  • 2 Packages of Cream Cheese
  • 4-6 Jalapenos
  • 1/2 Pack of Bacon

Steps

  1. Take out cream cheese and allow to sit in room temp for 30 minutes. Can skip in a hurry but makes mixing easier.
  2. Cook bacon in the oven halfway, 400F for ~7 minutes. They will finish baking inside the dough.
  3. Dice bacon and jalapenos into very small cubes.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well.
  5. Fill Kolaches with 2-3 Tablespoons of the filling.

Pepperoni Pizza Filling

Ingredients

  • 1 Package of Pepperoni
  • 1 Cup of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1 Cup of Pizza Sauce

Steps

  1. In an ice tray or 1 Tablespoon sized freezer cubes, freeze pizza sauce. This allows for easier wrapping as filling.
  2. Fill Kolaches with 1 frozen pizza sauce cube, 1-2 Tablespoons of cheese, and a pinch full of pepperoni.
Baking