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madbakerThis week's Resolution Recipe: No-Knead Refigerator Kolaches.
Filling:
2 cups whole poppy seeds
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 cup milk
Dough:
1 package dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/4 cup + 1 tsp sugar, divided
4 cups flour
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp salt
1 cup milk
4 egg yolks
Topping:
3 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
Prepare the dough and filling a day ahead.
Combine the yeast with warm water and 1 tsp sugar. Stir until dissolved and let rise for 10 minutes, until bubbly. In a separate bowl combine the flour, shortening, butter, and salt with a pastry blender, then set aside. In a small bowl combine the milk, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and egg yolks. Beat well and then add to the yeast mixture. Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture, folding until all the flour is absorbed. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a ball. Place in a greased bowl and let rise in the fridge overnight.
Mix the filling ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-low heat, stirring regularly. Cook 10 minutes and then remove from the heat. Cool and store, covered, in the fridge overnight.
When you are ready to bake, divide the dough into 4 pieces and roll each into a ball. Divide each roll into 12 pieces, rolling each into a ball. Place on greased baking sheets (I used Silpat which was brilliant as usual, but I suspect ungreased parchment would have been fine as well), cover, and let rise until doubled - roughly an hour in a warm place.
Note: When I am ready to bake is not when the dough needs an hour of rising time. Fortunately, I had read the recipe thoroughly so I was not caught out. Badly written!
Heat oven to 375. Prepare the topping by combining the ingredients with a pastry blender and mixing until crumbly. Once the rolls have risen, depress the centers of each (Here I am with the brain the size of a planetoid, and they want me to do menial tasks. Oh god, I'm so depressed.) and fill with the poppy seed filling. Sprinkle with the streusel topping and bake for 10-12 minutes. The kolaches should just be starting to turn color, not even to gold. Serve as soon as cool enough to eat.
What worked: They were a very nice dessert for the homeowners' meeting tonight. We have a lot left over - which I expected, but you can't halve a recipe involving a yeast packet - and I expect they will be quite good with mid-morning tea.
What didn't: They weren't mouthgasmingly good. They didn't justify the work and immense number of dirty dishes.
Will I make them again? Highly doubtful.
Filling:
2 cups whole poppy seeds
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 cup milk
Dough:
1 package dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/4 cup + 1 tsp sugar, divided
4 cups flour
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp salt
1 cup milk
4 egg yolks
Topping:
3 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
Prepare the dough and filling a day ahead.
Combine the yeast with warm water and 1 tsp sugar. Stir until dissolved and let rise for 10 minutes, until bubbly. In a separate bowl combine the flour, shortening, butter, and salt with a pastry blender, then set aside. In a small bowl combine the milk, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and egg yolks. Beat well and then add to the yeast mixture. Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture, folding until all the flour is absorbed. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a ball. Place in a greased bowl and let rise in the fridge overnight.
Mix the filling ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-low heat, stirring regularly. Cook 10 minutes and then remove from the heat. Cool and store, covered, in the fridge overnight.
Note: When I am ready to bake is not when the dough needs an hour of rising time. Fortunately, I had read the recipe thoroughly so I was not caught out. Badly written!
Heat oven to 375. Prepare the topping by combining the ingredients with a pastry blender and mixing until crumbly. Once the rolls have risen, depress the centers of each (Here I am with the brain the size of a planetoid, and they want me to do menial tasks. Oh god, I'm so depressed.) and fill with the poppy seed filling. Sprinkle with the streusel topping and bake for 10-12 minutes. The kolaches should just be starting to turn color, not even to gold. Serve as soon as cool enough to eat.
What worked: They were a very nice dessert for the homeowners' meeting tonight. We have a lot left over - which I expected, but you can't halve a recipe involving a yeast packet - and I expect they will be quite good with mid-morning tea.
What didn't: They weren't mouthgasmingly good. They didn't justify the work and immense number of dirty dishes.
Will I make them again? Highly doubtful.
