Bohemian Kolaches

Ingredients

• Yeast

  Leavening agents, baker's, compressed

  ½ oz or 14g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  ½ cup or 100g

• Reduced fat milk

  Fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d

  2 cup or 488g

• Wheat flour

  Whole-grain

  500g

• Egg yolk

  Raw, fresh

  4 large yolk (separated from white) or 68g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  ¼ cup or 57g

• Cherries

  Sweet, canned, pitted, heavy syrup, drained

  2 cup or 358g

• Egg white

  Raw, fresh eggs

  1 large or 33g

Directions

1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in warm milk; let stand 10 minutes. In large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, remaining sugar, egg yolks, salt, butter and yeast/milk mixture. Mix until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough. flour to make a stiff dough.
2. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Add additional flour, if necessary. Place dough in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
3. Punch dough down and allow to rise again. Roll out on floured surface to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with large glass or 2-1/2-in. cutter. Place on greased baking sheets; let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
4. Firmly press indentation in center and fill each roll with a heaping tablespoon of filling. Brush dough with egg white. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until rolls are light golden brown.
5. Recipe by: Taste of Home (source: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/bohemian-kolaches/)