Elsie Hronek's Kolaches

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups milk, scalded
• 2 packages yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 egg yolks, beaten
• 5 cups flour
• 1 package prune
• sugar
• cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 ---toprepare prune topping---.
• 2 cook prunes in water until soft.
• 3 beat until well mashaed.
• 4 add sugar and cinnamon to taste.
• 5 set aside and allow to cool.
• 6 ---kolaches---.
• 7 put yeast in 1/2 cup warm water with 1 tsp sugar.
• 8 scald 1 1/2 cup milk.
• 9 add 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and 2 tsp salt to scalded milk in large bowl beat in 2 cups flour.
• 10 add beaten egg yolks and remaining 3 cups flour.
• 11 put on flat surface and knead.
• 12 put in greased, large bowl and let rise until doubled in size.
• 13 make into large walnut-size balls and place on greased cookie sheet.
• 14 dip finger in melted buter and make a'well' in top surface of the balls.
• 15 fill with prune filling and let set for approx 10 minutes.
• 16 bake in 375 degree oven for approx 15 minutes.
• 17 remove from oven and brush bread surface with more butter.
• 18 optional: sprinkle top with coconut.