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Cream cheese and cherry kolache.

Homemade Kolaches with Cream Cheese and Fruit Filling Recipe

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Kolaches are delicious, soft, yeasted pastries filled with sweet or savory ingredients. Kolaches, which have a dough similar to a brioche and softer than a danish. These are terrific right out of the oven.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting time 1 hour 50 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Czech
Calories: 415

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 1 cup whole milk warmed
  • cup granulated sugar
  • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour divided
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 1 egg
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Egg Wash
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 tablespoons water
Cream Cheese Filling
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg yolk
Fruit Filling
  • 8 tablespoons cherry preserves
  • Streusel Topping
  • 1 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • cut into 6 pieces and chilled

Method
 

Dough
  1. Warm the milk to 110°F. Combine the yeast, milk, and sugar in a large bowl. Add 1 cup of flour and stir to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 20 minutes.
  2. Beat 8 tablespoons of melted butter together with the egg, egg yolks, and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the milk and yeast mixture to the bowl and mix. Slowly add 2 cups of the remaining flour and kneed for 2 minutes on low speed. Stop the mixer periodically and scrape down the sides of the bowl. The dough should be soft and moist, but not overly sticky. If the dough is sticky, slowly add up to another ½ cup of flour, 1 tablespoon at a time.
  3. Knead the dough using the dough hook attachment for 8-10 minutes until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
  4. Punch the dough down and divide into 12 pieces (about 75 grams each) and roll each piece into a ball. Place the dough balls on a lightly greased baking pan or parchment paper, cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, make the fillings and topping (see below).
Cream Cheese Filling
  1. Using a mixer, combine the cream cheese, granulated sugar, flour, and egg yolk together.
Streusel Topping
  1. In another bowl, mix the streusel topping ingredients together with a fork.
Assemble and Bake
  1. Gently flatten each dough ball into a disc. Grease the bottom of a ⅓ cup dry measure, press an indentation into the center of each disc and fill with a portion of the cream cheese filling. Top with 2 teaspoons of cherry preserves.
  2. Beat the remaining egg with a tablespoon of water. Brush the egg wash onto the pastry that is not covered by cream cheese or jam. Sprinkle the topping over each kolache.
  3. Bake for 12-15 minutes until just lightly browned. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 415kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 6gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 268mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 670IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 2mg

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