Kolachi
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
directions
- cream sugar, shortening, salt, and eggs.
- Dissolve yeast in water and add to creamed mixture.
- Add 1 1/2 cups of flour to yeast mixture.
- Beat on low speed with electric mixer.
- Stir in remaining flour completely until smooth and a ball is formed. Dough will be yellow because of the eggs.
- Let rise in warm place for 1 -2 hours until double.
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Make filling:
- For raisin nut filling
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Use a large bowl and mix nuts and raisins with your hands:
- Add 16oz jar of honey and 2 cups sugar and mix with a mixing spoon.
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For prune/apricot filling:
- add water to cover and simmer for 30 minutes til tender.
- Drain water; chop fruit, add 1/4 teaspoons allspice; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoons lemon zest.
- Mix well.
- Stir dough well and turn out onto floured board and roll into a rectangle.
- Place filling at one and roll to other end, not too tight. Place on greased baking sheet and let rise 30 minutes, then brush top with sugar water solution.
- Bake at 375 degrees (350 if using a glass baking dish) for 30 minutes or until brown .
- Brush with melted butter and dust lightly with confectioners' sugar.
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im a russian born chick. I love to cook especially russian foods. If you have great russian recipes id love to have them.