Ellie: Here is your recipe. It came from "Freezing and Canning Cookbook," Farm Journal, 1964: Kolaches: 3/4 cup milk Filling: 1 c. dried prunes 1/4 c. sugar 1 c. dried apricots 1 tsp. salt 1/2 c. sugar 1/4 c. soft shortening, part butter 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 3 1/2 to 4 c. flour 1 T. lemon juice 2 pkgs. active dry yeast 1/4 c. warm water (110 degrees) 1 egg (room temp.) Scald milk. Pour into large bowl with sugar, salt, and shortening. Cool until lukewarm. Add 1 c. flour; blend in egg. Beat until smooth. Add yeast to warm water in small bowl. Let stand 3 to 5 min. Stir to dissolve. Add yeast to bowl containing milk-flour mixture. Beat until smooth. Stir in remaining flour, a little at a time. First use a spoon, then the hands. Squeeze the dough through the fingers to blend. The dough should be soft, but stiff enough to clean the sides of the bowl. Knead dough on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl; turn once to grease all sides. Cover and let rise until doubled, 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until dent made deep in dough with finger remains. Prepare filling. Cover prunes and apricots with water and simmer until tender, 20 to 30 min. Cool, drain and chop fruits fine. Combine with remaining filling ingredients. Punch dough down. Let rise 15 min. more. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls. Place smooth side up about 3 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise 10 min. Make a dent in each ball by pressing finger to the pan. Leave about 1/2 inch edge around outside of circle. Spoon filling into center. Brush sides of rolls with melted butter. Let rise 20 to 30 min. Dent remains when sides of dough are pressed gently with fingers. Bake in hot oven (400 degrees) until golden brown, 10 to 15 min. Remove from baking sheet and cool on rack. Makes about 3 dozen. Place cool rolls on baking sheet and put in freezer. When frozen, wrap in foil, seal, label, date, and return to freezer. Store up to 2 months. To serve, thaw in wrapper on rack at room temp. about 2 hours. Or heat frozen rolls, uncovered, in moderate oven (350) about 20 min. and sprinkle with confectioners sugar. On Wed, 12 Nov 1997 16:59:50 -0500 (EST) EllieSS@aol.com writes: >Do you have a good recipe for kolaches? Sure would appreciate it.. >EllieSS@aol.com > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== We get too soon old and too late smart!