Bohemian Pastry Food

BOHEMIAN PASTRY

Steps:

• Cut the flour and salt into the butter and shortening as you would for pie dough.
• Mix sugar, yeast, milk, egg yolks in a bowl.
• Add the liquid mixture to the flour/shortening mixture and mix well. Should form a nice ball of dough.
• Cover the dough ball and refrigerate overnight or at least 5 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Remove from the refrigerator and roll thin like pie crust.
• Cut in 3 inch squares.
• Put preserves in the center and fold each pastry from corner.
• Use a fork (or your thumb) to seal the edges.
• Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet (you could also use parchment paper) and bake 20 to 25 minutes in a 375°F degree oven.
• Dust with powdered sugar, cool to touch, and enjoy. Keeps well in a sealed container. .

BOHEMIAN KOLACHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in warm milk; let stand 10 minutes. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, remaining sugar, egg yolks, salt, butter and yeast/milk mixture. Mix until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough. , Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Add additional flour if necessary. Place dough in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down and allow to rise again. Roll out on floured surface to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with large glass or 2-1/2-in. cutter. Place on greased baking sheets; let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Firmly press indentation in center and fill each roll with a heaping tablespoon of filling. Brush dough with egg white. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until rolls are light golden brown.

BOHEMIAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Pretty easy directions, really -- just mix all ingredients together and bake in a tube pan at 350 degrees for 1 hr.; I also like the plum cake version of this too, just sub 2 jars of plum baby food for coconut.