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Dissolve yeast in water until foamy.
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Heat milk, pour over butter and sugar. Stir until melted. Add 2 cups flour, then beat until smooth.
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Add yeast, eggs and salt. Add flour until a soft ball forms. Grease top; let.
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rise. Punch down and let rise again.
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Stretch dough on floured board to about 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into rounds using a soup can. Put on greased pans and let rise.
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When nice and puffy, make indentations in center and fill with favorite filling like prune, apricot, cottage cheese or poppy seed. When risen to a nice puffy look, bake at 375 degrees F until a golden color - cook 15 minutes then check every 3 minutes thereafter.
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Prune Filling:.
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Cook prunes until soft. Grind and add sugar, vanilla extract and cinnamon. Stir well.
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Apricot Filling:.
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Cook apricots until soft. Grind and add sugar. Sweeter is better. Stir well.
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Cottage Cheese Filling:.
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Put cottage cheese in blender. Add egg yolk, lemon juice, nutmeg and 4 tablespoons flour and blend some more. Take out of blender and add raisins. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon flour and sugar.
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Poppy Seed Filling:.
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Mix together. Use enough cream to make it easier to put into kolaches.