Sausage Kolaches - Klobasnicky

Ingredients

For the sponge

• 1/4 cup water (warm- about 115 degrees)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 1/2 teaspoons yeast
• 1 cup milk (warm- about 115 degrees)
• 1 3/4 cups flour

After the initial 1 hour

• 1/2 cup Crisco (melted and cooled a bit)
• 1/4 cup warm milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 1/4 cups flour

Fillings

• 30 Little Smokies sausages
• 30 slices American cheese (sliced approximately the same size as the sausage.)
• 2 1/2 dozen canned jalapeno slices (optional)

Egg wash

• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons water

Directions

1. 1

   Beat together warm water, sugar, yeast, 1 cup warm milk and 1 3/4 cups flour thoroughly and let stand for 1 hour.

2. 2

   Add Crisco, 1/4 cup warm milk, salt, egg yolks and 2 1/4 cups flour. Beat well and let rise until double in bulk.

3. 3

   then work down and make the parts for each sausage roll. Cover the sausage and cheese with the dough you have patted out. Make sure to seal the cheese and sausage up well, and place the seam side down on the sheet pan.

4. 4

   Beat the egg and water together to make an egg wash. Brush the egg wash over the tops of the kolaches.

5. 5

   Let rise 15 minutes.

6. 6

   Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown, about 15 minutes.