For anyone wanting the Kolache Recipe, here it is, courtesy of Mrs. Nettle of Fredericksburg Texas.
# Kolatschen (Kolaches)
Fredericksburg Home Kitchen Cook Book
16.0 kolaches
0.5 cup milk (scalded)
0.5 cup sugar (dough)
1.0 tsp salt
0.5 tsp mace
0.5 whole lemon rind (grated)
2.0 packages dry yeast
0.5 cup warm water
2.0 eggs (beaten)
0.5 cup butter (melted) (dough)
4.5 cups flour (dough)
0.3333333333333333 cup sugar (streusel)
2.0 tbsp flour (streusel)
2.0 tbsp butter (cut into chunks and chilled) (streusel)
1.0 tbsp preserves or cream-cheese ricotta filling
Kolache:
1 - Combine milk, sugar, salt, mace and lemon rind. Cool to lukewarm.
2 - Stir yeast into warm water; let stand 5 minutes.
3 - Add to milk mixture. Stir in eggs and margarine and enough flour to make a soft dough.
4 - Knead on lightly floured board until smooth and elastic.
5 - Cover, let rise in warm place until double in bulk.
6 - Punch down, cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
7 - Shape into 2 inch balls, flatten slightly and place on greased cookie sheets 2 inches apart.
8 - Cover and let rise 30 minutes.
Streusal:
9 - Combine all streusal ingredients and mix together with fingers. Cover and refrigerate until needed
Baking:
10 - Make a large depression in each ball with fingertips, fill with preserves of your choice.
11 - Sprinkle kolaches with streusal.
12 - Bake at 375 degrees F, about 20 minutes or until golden.
@dolari Is there a recipe for the Cream cheese ricotta filling?
@TonyaMarie - Yup, it's in the "notes" section of my recipe program, so it didn't copy over when I hit "copy recipe."
It makes quite a bit so scale as you see fit. I have a LOT left over.
Ricotta/Cream-Cheese Filling - https://feelingfoodish.com/kolache/
6 ounces (170.1 g) cream cheese , softened
3 tablespoons (3 tablespoons) sugar
1 tablespoon flour
½ teaspoon lemon zest grated
6 ounces (170.1 g) ricotta cheese (¾ cup)
Combine all ingredients except for ricotta and mix well for about 1 minute. Add ricotta and mix for another 30 seconds. Cover and refrigerate until needed
@dolari yum!! I made apricot preserves this fall …