Grandma's Kolache

(24 servings) Printable Version

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening (part butter)
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
3/4 cup warm water
2 packages dry yeast
4 cups flour. Your favorite jelly or preserves for filling

Cream sugar, shortening, salt and eggs thoroughly. Dissolve yeast in water and add to creamed mixture and add 1 1/2 cups of flour to yeast. Beat on low speed. Stir in remaining flour. Let rise in warm place for about 1 1/2 hours.

Stir down and turn onto a well floured board. Divide into 24 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a smooth round ball. Place onto a greased baking sheet. Cover with cloth and let rest about 15 minutes.

Form balls of dough into a flat 4 inch square. Place 1 tablespoonful of filling into the center. Bring opposite corners together. Moisten with milk, overlap about 1 inch and seal well. Let rise about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake Kolaches for 15 to 18 minutes or until brown . Brush with melted butter and dust lightly with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm or cold.

My grandma is Czechoslovakian and so are her Kolaches.

Mr Breakfast would like to thank The Boss for this recipe.

Recipe number 193. Submitted 5/5/2002.

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