CZECH PASTRIES RECIPES

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.

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 a 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 a floured surface to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a large glass or a 2-1/2-in. cutter. Place on greased baking sheets; let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Firmly press an indentation into 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.