Sausage Kolaches - Klobasnicky

By anonsouthernbell

From Wikipedia:

Kolache (also spelled kolace, kolach, or kolacky, from the Czech and Slovak plural koláče) is a type of pastry consisting of a semi-sweet yeast dough baked with fillings such as fruits, poppyseed, prunes, and cream cheese, often served open-faced, and topped with a topping such as popsika (a crumbled mixture of sugar, flour and butter). [1] Originating as a semi-sweet wedding dessert from Central Europe, they have become popular in parts of the United States.

Ingredients

• For the sponge
• 1/4 cup water (warm- about 115 degrees)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 1/2 teaspoons yeast
• 1 cup milk (warm- about 115 degrees)
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• After the initial 1 hour
• 1/2 cup Crisco (melted and cooled a bit)
• 1/4 cup warm milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• Fillings
• 30 Little Smokies sausages
• 30 slices American cheese (sliced approximately the same size as the sausage.)
• 2 1/2 dozen canned jalapeno slices (optional)
• Egg wash
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons water

Details

Cooking time 17mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. 1 Beat together warm water, sugar, yeast, 1 cup warm milk and 1 3/4 cups flour thoroughly and let stand for 1 hour.
2. 2 Add Crisco, 1/4 cup warm milk, salt, egg yolks and 2 1/4 cups flour. Beat well and let rise until double in bulk.
3. 3 then work down and make the parts for each sausage roll. Cover the sausage and cheese with the dough you have patted out. Make sure to seal the cheese and sausage up well, and place the seam side down on the sheet pan.
4. 4 Beat the egg and water together to make an egg wash. Brush the egg wash over the tops of the kolaches.
5. 5 Let rise 15 minutes.
6. 6 Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown, about 15 minutes.