Kolaches (Czechoslovakia)
6 tablespoons lukewarm milk
2 packages active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 cup soft butter
4 eggs
4 egg yolks
4 cups all-purpose flour
Add yeast to milk and let stand several minutes to dissolve. Stir in salt and sugar.
Put butter into a large bowl; add 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk, beating very hard.
Continue adding 1 whole egg and additional yolk, followed each time by hard beating.
When all the eggs have been used, mix in yeast and then flour, beating hard. Cover with a towel and place in a warm place until double in size.
Pinch off pieces of dough the size of a large walnut.
Place 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet; cover, and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
Press a hollow in the center of each piece with fingers and fill the cavity with Prune Filling, jam or marmalade.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove from oven.
When cool, sprinkle tops generously with sugar.
Prune Filling
1 pound prunes, cooked
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
When prunes are tender, drain; discard pits and chop prunes coarsely.
Stir in sugar, butter, cinnamon and vanilla extract.
Add more sugar if desired.
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