Kolaches

Name: Kolaches
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 21 min
Total time: 2 h 51 min
Cuisine: European, Eastern European
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 packet of instant rise yeast (1/4 oz); 1 cup whole milk; 3 large egg yolks; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 can of pie filling of your choice; Preserves of any kind (your choice); 1 tablespoon butter; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons flour; 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon; 8 oz cream cheese; 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar; Zest of 1/2 orange; 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

12 steps

Prep:2h 30minCook:21min

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Updated at: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:35:06 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories310.3 kcal (16%)

Total Fat11.4 g (16%)

Carbs46.9 g (18%)

Sugars19.1 g (21%)

Protein5.3 g (11%)

Sodium247.7 mg (12%)

Fiber1.5 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

14 servings

Instructions

Dough & General Instructions

Step 1

Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl

Step 2

Heat the milk slowly in a sauce pot until 125 degrees exactly. Once temp is hit, move into a small container. Immediately add 1 tablespoon of sugar and the dry yeast. Lightly stir to incorporate and leave to activate.

Step 3

Slowly melt butter. In a separate pan whisk together 3 egg yokes. Once butter is melted, but not super hot, slowly pour into the egg mixture while stirring rapidly.

Step 4

Add egg/butter mixture to milk and yeast. Very lightly stir to incorporate.

Step 5

Slowly mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Do about 1/4th amount at a time, hand mix with a spoon, repeat until all is mixed.

Step 6

Lightly flower a surface and your hands. Then put dough on surface and start to knead. We don't want to over kneed! Only do so for about 3 to 4 minutes. The dough should be somewhat tacky, but not super sticky. DON'T make it too dry. Frankly, this will just take practice. lightly butter a large bowl and put the dough in the bowl. set in a warm spot for 1 hour to rise. should double in size.

Step 7

Get a scale out (or wing it). You should portion out the dough into 2.3 ounce sections. Roll it into a ball. Will be very slightly larger than a golf ball. Put on a pan with wax paper. Let set another 30 minutes. Once again it'll double in size.

Step 8

Use two fingers on each hand and press down on the dead center. Make a sizeable hole by stretching the dough out. Use a brush to paint on an egg/milk wash (1 egg yoke mixed with 2 tablespoons of milk whisked together)

Step 9

Fill 50% with the cream cheese and 50% with the fruit filling/preserves. Top with the crumble.

Step 10

Bake for 16 minutes at 350 degrees. Immediately put on a cooling rack.

Cream Cheese Mixture

Step 11

Add 8 oz of room temperature Cream cheese to a bowl. Add 4 tablespoons of powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon of vanilla, and zest of 1 small orange. Mix thoroughly with a mixer.

Crumbly Struessel Topping

Step 12

Add 1 tablespoon of melted butter to 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of flour. Add .5 tablespoons of cinnamon. Mix well with a fork and put in the fridge for 10 minutes. Then use a fork to break into tiny bits.