Kolaches with Fruit or Cheese Filling

Note: Your yeast package will give you the amount needed to equal one cake of yeast. Generally, you’ll use 4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (not instant) for 4-8 cups flour.

For the dough:

Put yeast in a large bowl. Warm milk, oil, egg, salt and sugar until lukewarm. Pour over the yeast and stir a little. Let stand for 5 minutes.

Add the flour to the yeast mixture until dough is not sticky or stiff. Let rise till it has doubled in bulk, then shape into kolache rolls (same as small dinner rolls) on greased baking pans. Let rise again.

Punch down center and fill with pie filling or cheese filling listed below. Bake at 350ºF for 15 to 20 minutes or until light brown.

For the cheese filling:

Combine the cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until well blended. Put in the refrigerator until ready to use.