What We Cook: Kolaches from Homemade Bread Bowls for Soup Recipe ~ page 281

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Kolaches from Homemade Bread Bowls for Soup Recipe ~ page 281

Just recently, we discovered that our recipe for Bread Bowls, is also a good bread recipe for Kalaches. I make these every time my grandkids come to my house, because they all love to either help, watch, or eat them. And, it is a tidy breakfast or snack for them--and grandmother likes tidy food!

Evelyn tested the dough after we got it mixed up and ready to rise for an hour.

I use the little smokies sausages, also called cocktail sausage. They are not greasy, and it is a nice small size for kids. Either the beef or the turkey smokies work well. I have also tried adding chopped jalapeños and a little hunk of cheddar cheese along with the sausage. It is slightly harder to roll up, but the men sure like the spicy, cheesy ones.

Evelyn was my helper for this batch made with turkey smokies.

She did taste a few.

It kind of became a play-dough situation...

What you want to do though, is roll up large walnut size balls of dough, then flatten them a bit, add a sausage, then pull the sides up over the sausage and pinch them to seal the little guy inside.