Kolach

This is a recipe passed down for generations in my family. It is a great breakfast bread. We usually make it at the holidays, but it is great for any time of year.

Kolach

for the sweet bread dough
two packs of dry active yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup lukewarm milk (scalded first, then cooled to lukewarm)
then stir in
1/2 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup of butter, softened
4 1/2 cups of flour, add 1/2 of flour, mix, then add remaining flour, knead on floured surface until elastic and smooth, then place in greased bowl, turn grease side up, let rise in warm place to double the original size, then split, roll out with rolling pin 12-14 inch circle.

for the filling
melt butter (real butter only, this is an old world recipe), spread on rolled dough, crush about 2 cups of walnuts, then mix walnuts with 1 cup of sugar in a small bowl, spread walnut mixture in butter on dough. roll up bread dough with mixture inside. Pinch ends and seam. Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes. Check often, because it cook quickly, should be light brown, remove, let cool. Cut into about one inch pieces.

You and your family are gonna love this one. Happy great cooking and baking.