Bohemia Kolaches Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Soak yeast in lukewarm water. Mix milk,sygar, and salt, stir until dissolved.
• 2. Add 3/4 lb. butter and 2 cups flour Beat well. Add eggs and yeast, blending well.
• 3. Set aside to rise until spongy and bubbly. Add remaining flour, mix into soft dough.
• 4. Grease with butter let rise punch down and let rise again.
• 5. Roll out into 1/2 inch thickness, cut dough into circles using biscuit cutter. Place on greased sheet leaving space between each.
• 6. Let rise, press small hole in center of each circle. Fill with preserves.
• 7. Let rise. Bake at 425 degrees for 12 minutes. Makes 5 or 6 dozen

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in water until foamy.
• Heat milk, pour over butter and sugar. Stir until melted. Add 2 cups flour, then beat until smooth.
• Add yeast, eggs and salt. Add flour until a soft ball forms. Grease top; let.
• rise. Punch down and let rise again.
• Stretch dough on floured board to about 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into rounds using a soup can. Put on greased pans and let rise.
• When nice and puffy, make indentations in center and fill with favorite filling like prune, apricot, cottage cheese or poppy seed. When risen to a nice puffy look, bake at 375 degrees F until a golden color - cook 15 minutes then check every 3 minutes thereafter.
• Prune Filling:.
• Cook prunes until soft. Grind and add sugar, vanilla extract and cinnamon. Stir well.
• Apricot Filling:.
• Cook apricots until soft. Grind and add sugar. Sweeter is better. Stir well.
• Cottage Cheese Filling:.
• Put cottage cheese in blender. Add egg yolk, lemon juice, nutmeg and 4 tablespoons flour and blend some more. Take out of blender and add raisins. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon flour and sugar.
• Poppy Seed Filling:.
• Mix together. Use enough cream to make it easier to put into kolaches.