Lemon Kolaches Recipe
Ingredients
| Active dry yeast | 2 | |
| Warm milk | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), softened | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Lemon peel | 3/4 Teaspoon, grated | |
| Eggs | 3 | |
| All purpose flour | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cream cheese | 1 , softened (FILLING:) | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (FILLING:) | |
| Egg | 1 (FILLING:) | |
| Lemon peel | 1/2 Teaspoon, grated (FILLING:) |
Directions
In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk.
Add sugar, butter, salt, lemon peel, eggs and 2 cups of flour; beat until smooth.
Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured board; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down.
Divide in half; shape each half into 12 balls.
Place 3 in.apart on greased baking sheets.
Flatten each ball to a 3-in.circle.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes.
In a small mixing bowl, beat all filling ingredients until smooth.
Make a depression in the center of each roll; add filling.
Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from pan to cool on a wire rack.
Add sugar, butter, salt, lemon peel, eggs and 2 cups of flour; beat until smooth.
Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured board; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down.
Divide in half; shape each half into 12 balls.
Place 3 in.apart on greased baking sheets.
Flatten each ball to a 3-in.circle.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes.
In a small mixing bowl, beat all filling ingredients until smooth.
Make a depression in the center of each roll; add filling.
Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from pan to cool on a wire rack.
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