Czech Republic − Kolaches
Ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 0.5 cup sugar
- 0 each teas. salt
- 0.5 cup butter, softened
- 2 each pkgs. dry yeast
- 0.5 cup warm water
- 2 each eggs, beaten
- 4 cup flour (maybe more)
- 1/3 each Additional butter or margarine, melted
Instructions
- 1
Heat sour cream until warm.
- 2
Stir in sugar, salt and softened butter.
- 3
Set aside to cool.
- 4
Sprinkle yeast over warm water; let stand until yeast dissolves.
- 5
Add to sour cream mixture. add eggs and flour and mix well (dough does not need kneading).
- 6
If necessary, work in enough flour to make dough spongy but not sticky.
- 7
Put dough in a large, greased bowl; cover, and refrigerate overnight.
- 8
Remove dough from refrigerator.
- 9
Shape into balls about 1 1/2 inch in diameter, and place on lightly greased baking sheets about an inch apart.
- 10
Flatten balls to 1/2 inch and let rise for about 10 minutes.
- 11
Make indentions in the middle of each kolache by pressing down firmly with the first two fingers of both hands.
- 12
Spoon about 1 T filling into each indention.
- 13
Sprinkle about 1/2 t streusel topping over filling.
- 14
Cover kolaches with a sheet of wax paper, and let rise until double in bulk.
- 15
Remove wax paper and bake in 350 degree oven for 15-20 min. or until light tan.
- 16
Remove from oven and brush top edges and sides with melted butter.
- 17
Makes about 2 dozen.