Cherry Cheesecake Kolaches Recipe

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I've been baking for 50 years. Since my granddaughter loves cherry cheesecake, I decided to try to put that kind of filling in kolaches— a traditional Czech pastry. It worked great, and now friends and relatives ask me to bring these kolaches to every get-together.

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Cherry Cheesecake Kolaches Recipe

Prep: 35 min. + rising Bake: 15 min.

Yield: 18 Servings

35 15 50

Ingredients

1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
1 cup warm milk (110° to 115°)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup mashed potatoes (without added butter or milk)
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon salt
4 to 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
FILLING:
2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
12 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon milk

Directions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the milk, butter, sugar, potatoes, egg yolks and salt; beat until smooth. Add enough flour to make a very soft dough. Do not knead. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Roll out about 1/4 cup of dough into a rope about 8-9 in. long. Tie in a knot; tuck one end on top and the other end under bottom of knot. Repeat with remaining dough. Place in greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Make a deep depression in each roll.
In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, egg, sugar, lemon peel and vanilla. Spoon 1 tablespoon into each roll. Make an indentation in cream cheese filling; top each with 2 to 3 cherries from the pie filling (discard remaining cherry sauce or save for another use). Let rise until almost doubled, about 40 minutes.
Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over kolaches. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 290 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 68 mg cholesterol, 216 mg sodium, 48 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Cheesecake Kolaches in Country Woman Christmas Annual 1997, p18