Fillings for Kolace

These are several fillings for kolace from my grandmother's recipe. These can be made ahead and stored in covered containers in refrigerator until you are ready to use them.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 72

Ingredients

• Poppyseed filling

• 2  cups milk
• 1⁄2 lb  ground poppy seed
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  tablespoon  white syrup (Karo)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  almond extract
• 2  tablespoons butter

• Prune filling

• 1  lb prune
• 1  cup water
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

• Cottage Cheese filling

• 1  lb dry curd cottage cheese
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 1  egg yolk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Poppyseed filling:.
2. Bring 2 cups milk to a boil.
3. Stir in poppyseed.
4. Let simmer 20 minutes stirring constantly.
5. Add sugar, white syrup and salt.
6. Let simmer 3 more minutes.
7. Remove from heat and add almond extract, butter and vanilla.
8. Let cool.
9. Prune filling:.
10. Cook prunes in water until soft.
11. Drain and remove pits.
12. Mash prunes and add sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
13. Let cool.
14. Cottage Cheese filling:.
15. Mix dry cottage cheese, egg yolk, sugar and vanilla until well combined. Let set until ready to fill kolace.