Ice Cream Kolacky Food

ICE CREAM KOLACHKES

Steps:

• In the bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer, beat butter and ice cream until blended (mixture will appear curdled). Add flour and sugar; mix well. Divide dough into 4 portions; cover and refrigerate until easy to handle, about 2 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 portion of dough into a 12x10-in. rectangle; cut into 2-in. squares. Place 1 teaspoon filling in the center of each square. Overlap 2 opposite corners of dough over filling; pinch tightly to seal. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough and filling., Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, 11-14 minutes. Cool 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.

ICE CREAM KOLACHKES

Steps:

• In the bowl of a heavy duty stand mixer, beat butter and ice cream until blended (mixture will appear curdled). Add flour and sugar; mix well. Divide dough into four portions; cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of dough into a 12x10-inch rectangle; cut into 2-inch squares. Place a teaspoonful of filling in the center of each square. Overlap two opposite corners of dough over filling; pinch tightly to seal. Place 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
• Bake at 350 for 11-14 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.

ICE CREAM KOLACZKI

Steps:

• Sift flour and sugar.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles corn meal.
• Add partly softened ice cream.
• Blend.
• Chill dough in regfrigerator for approximately 1 hour (This allows for easier handling).
• Roll out and cut into squares or rounds.
• Spread with any desired fruit filling and fold dough partly over the filling.
• Bake at 375F degrees for 20 minutes or until light brown.

MELTED ICE CREAM CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Whisk the ice cream and cocoa powder in a saucepan, making sure there are no lumps. Heat over medium heat until simmering. Put the chopped chocolate in a medium bowl and pour the heated ice cream over the top. Stir to evenly melt the chocolate, then let cool to warm.
• Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they hold stiff peaks. Whisk one-third of the whites into the chocolate base to lighten. Gently fold in the remaining egg whites.
• Beat the heavy cream until it just holds medium-stiff peaks, then fold into the chocolate mixture. Divide the mousse among 4 serving bowls and chill until set, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Serve topped with the shaved chocolate.

ICE CREAM KOLACKY

Steps:

• Add flour to butter and crumble in pastry blender. Add ice cream to crumbled mixture and, using dough hooks, work into dough. When dough is smooth, shape into ball and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll dough to about 1/8-inch thickness on a floured surface. Using the rim of a glass dipped in flour, cut out circles. Place on a cookie sheet and make a thumbprint in center of each. Fill thumbprints with 1/2 teaspoon fruit preserves.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar when cool.

KOLACKY

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese, butter, and sugar on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes. On low speed, gradually beat in the flour just until mixed. The dough will be soft and sticky.
• 2. Divide the dough in half. Pat each half into a thick disk and wrap separately in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm enough to handle, at least 1 hour or up to 1 day.
• 3. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease or spray cookie sheets.
• 4. Dust a pastry cloth or board with flour or confectioners' sugar. Remove 1 dough disk from the refrigerator and place it on the pastry cloth. Keep the remaining dough disk refrigerated. Roll out the dough into a square or rectangle 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 2 1/2-inch squares.
• 5. Place 1 teaspoon of the filling in the center of each square. Pull 2 opposite corners of the square into the middle, and pinch the edges together to seal. Place the cookies on the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them about 1 1/2 inches apart. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
• 6. Bake in the center of the oven until lightly golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheets for 1 to 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks. Dust the tops with sifted confectioners' sugar while still warm, then let cool completely.

CZECH PASTRY CALL KOLACKY

Steps:

• Let butter and cream cheese soften in a bowl.
• When very soft mix together.
• Add salt and sugar.
• Add flour last and mix by hand. To get dough to the consistency of pie dough.
• Put the dough in wax paper in the refrigerator overnight.
• If you want to bake it today leave the dough in the refrigerator at least for 3 hours.
• Then take it out and divide it into 3 parts.
• Take 1 part of the dough and put it on a floured table. Flatten the dough to a 1/8 of inch thick.
• Then take a small juice glass and cut round circle in the dough. (Put some flour on the rim of the glass if the dough starts to stick). Take your thumb and make a dent in the middle of the dough. Fill it with apricot or any jam.
• Bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes or until lightly brown.

ICE CREAM KOLACKY

Steps:

• Add flour to butter and crumble in pastry blender. Add ice cream to crumbled mixture and, using dough hooks, work into dough. When dough is smooth, shape into ball and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll dough to about 1/8-inch thickness on a floured surface. Using the rim of a glass dipped in flour, cut out circles. Place on a cookie sheet and make a thumbprint in center of each. Fill thumbprints with 1/2 teaspoon fruit preserves.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar when cool.

ICE CREAM KOLACKY

Steps:

• Add flour to butter and crumble in pastry blender. Add ice cream to crumbled mixture and, using dough hooks, work into dough. When dough is smooth, shape into ball and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll dough to about 1/8-inch thickness on a floured surface. Using the rim of a glass dipped in flour, cut out circles. Place on a cookie sheet and make a thumbprint in center of each. Fill thumbprints with 1/2 teaspoon fruit preserves.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar when cool.

ICE CREAM KOLACKY

Steps:

• Add flour to butter and crumble in pastry blender. Add ice cream to crumbled mixture and, using dough hooks, work into dough. When dough is smooth, shape into ball and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll dough to about 1/8-inch thickness on a floured surface. Using the rim of a glass dipped in flour, cut out circles. Place on a cookie sheet and make a thumbprint in center of each. Fill thumbprints with 1/2 teaspoon fruit preserves.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar when cool.

KOLACKY

Steps:

• Mix softened cream cheese, softened butter, baking powder, and egg yolks with a pastry blender.
• Mix in sour cream and sift in flour.
• Add vanilla and knead the dough until your hands are clean (i.e. it all sticks together and is a uniform mixture).
• Roll into 1/4 cup balls and refrigerate overnight (~8 hrs).
• Prepare the filling (if store-bought, skip this step). Beat the egg white until it is foamy. Mix with crushed walnuts, melted butter, sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon. Store in the refrigerator.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Roll dough flat, using flour to prevent sticking to surface and rolling pin. Only remove what dough from the refrigerator that you are currently rolling (leave the rest of the dough balls in the fridge to keep firm).
• Use a square-shaped cookie cutter to cut squares out of the dough. Place a little filling in the middle of the square. Then pinch 2 opposite corners together. Fold this over and pinch again. (This step is a bit of a personal preference, there are many different ways to shape and fill kolacky).
• Bake 9-12 minutes on a non-stick pan, or until light brown.