Kolaches
"Brought to America by Czech immigrants and popular in Texas, these sweet pastries are heaped with either fruit or cheese filling. Many recipes call for mixing the dough gently, but we found that lengthy kneading yielded a more supple dough that held air well, giving our kolaches a lighter… read more..."
INGREDIENTS
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DOUGH
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1 cup whole milk
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10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
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1 large egg plus 2 large yolks
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3 1/2 cups (17 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup (2 ounces) sugar
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2 1/4 teaspoon instant or rapid-rise yeast
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1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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CHEESE FILLING
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6 ounces cream cheese, softened
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3 tablespoons sugar
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
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6 ounces (3/4 cup) whole-milk or part-skim ricotta cheese
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STREUSEL
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2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
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2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons sugar
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1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces and chilled
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1 large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk
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