Kolaches - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cakes soft yeast
1/4 c. lukewarm water
flour
2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. lard
sugar
milk
2 eggs, well beaten
1/4 c. butter
3 Tbsp. cream

Preparation

Pour
1/4
cup
lukewarm
water over yeast and 2 tablespoons sugar,
let
stand
5
minutes then add 1 cup lukewarm milk, again let stand 5 minutes then add 1 1/2 cups flour and let
rise a
little.
Add
eggs,
1/4
cup sugar, salt, 1 cup lukewarm milk, butter, lard, cream and 4 1/4 cups flour.
Mix with
wooden spoon until smooth.
Let rise.
Mix down and let rise
until double.
Then dip out by a tablespoon on a floured board
and roll in palm of your hands into a nice ball.
Place on
greased
cookie sheet and brush with butter.
Let rise and press
center
down and fill with stewed fruit, prunes, apricots,
peaches, or cottage cheese.
Sprinkle with topping made of
1/2
cup
flour,
1/2
cup sugar
and about 2 tablespoons butter.
Let rise and bake at 375\u00b0.