Cream Cheese Filled Kolaches

Name: Cream Cheese Filled Kolaches
Prep time: 2 h 50 min
Cook time: 2 h 50 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 18 grams teaspoons melted butter; 0 teaspoons cinnamon; 230 grams oz cream cheese, softened; 1 egg yolk; 20 grams 1/2 tablespoons flour; 65 grams 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 1 scant teaspoon kosher salt; 1 pinch Pinch of lemon zest; 50 grams 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla; 240 milliliters cup of milk, whole is probably best but I used reduced fat; 1 package Red Star Platinum yeast (or Rapid Rise)

Cream Cheese Filled Kolaches is a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe makes 16 servings with 104 calories, 2g of protein, and 7g of fat each. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of scant teaspoon kosher salt, sugar, egg yolk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 50 minutes.

Instructions

Put the milk in a microwave-safe measuring cup and heat just until it starts to boil.

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Milk

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Measuring Cup

Microwave

Let it cool down to 130 degrees F.While milk is cooling, put the 5 ½ tablespoons of butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat with a spoon. Stir in the egg yolk, 2 cups (250 grams) of the flour, salt and yeast.

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Egg Yolk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Yeast

Milk

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Mixture will be crumbly and dry. Gradually add the milk and stir until thoroughly mixed. From this point, add remaining cup of flour by quarter cups until you have a soft dough that is neither too sticky nor too dry – though it should be more sticky than dry because kneading will remove some stickiness.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Put the bowl on the mixer stand and knead with the dough hook until it is smooth and elastic.Rub an empty mixing bowl with butter, put the dough in it, cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.Punch dough down and turn out onto lightly floured surface. Pinch off 16 equal size portions and shape into little balls or blobs.

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Butter

Dough

Punch

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Mixing Bowl

Blender

Place 8 balls on each of two parchment lined baking sheets.Cover loosely with a greased sheet of plastic wrap and let rise for an hour.While rising, mix together ingredients for the topping and filling.Make an indentation in each risen ball and fill with a tablespoon of cream cheese filling.

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Cream Cheese

Wrap

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Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Brush gently with butter and sprinkle the topping over the bun and filling.Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and let the buns sit while the oven preheats.

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Butter

Roll

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Oven

Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes at 400F.These are good warm or at room temperature. I like the fruit filled ones warm, but prefer to let the cheese version cool down.

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Cheese