I could eat it from dawn till dusk with, or without, milk! Enjoy. I havent had it since I left Pa over 40 years ago. Hi Crystal, I would recommend freezing these after baking, not before. My wifes grandma used to make a Kolache like this recipe. In a separate bowl, mix lekvar with lemon juice and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon. :). This recipe is THE BEST recipe. Watch. Roll out each ball on a lightly floured board to a rectangle. My grandparents immigrated to Cleveland from Poland. Not so with this recipe. The dough is the shining star of this recipe. I always make four at a time and give them as Christmas gifts. I had the same problem. Under instruction #4 it says to let dough rise for 3 hours. Our Slovak families and friends called these baked goods Kolache and I also referenced a Slovak cookbook for a check on the correct spelling. Cover with a damp dish towel while you prepare the filling. I didnt. Thank you for sharing. My husband thinks that this recipe is almost as good as his moms! These look and sound just like the Nut Rolls that my Polish Grandmother used to make and They were delicious! I am so glad I found this recipe! I also kneaded the dough by hand after everything incorporated in the mixer. Thank you for bringing back memories of my mothers nut rolls and for sharing this recipe. Roll out into a 12 x 18" rectangle. I thought to try that last year, and it seemed to work., no cracks or filling oozing out. In Slovak it is called Roshky. Then, I found your recipe for nut roll, compared it to the recipes in my moms recipe box and there was a match! For the longest time I tried to reclaim memories from long ago to bake nut rolls like my moms and this recipe is as close as it comes since she baked from memory. Like so many other grandmothers, she never actually used a recipe and that made it really hard for her to tell me how to do it (for example, well, you add enough flour until it feels right. Freeze well and are easy to make! I tend to use the term nut roll because they get a better understanding of what it is. Dont let all the ingredients scare you. Next, make the kolaches: warm the milk in a microwave-safe bowl for about 30 seconds until lukewarm. My Hungarian mother never used a recipe, so I could never make decent tasting rolls. I have used this dough with poppyseed, apricot and lekvar filling also. I love nut rolls! i would like to try your recipe but one important direction is missing. FYI, heres her recipe: 3 c. Flour, 1/2 tsp. I have an oven that has a proof phase. almond flavoring Note: This is enough filling for 4 nut rolls. Going to give these as gifts but we sampled an entire nut roll in only a few minutes. Hi Shannon, We usually just take them out of the freezer and put them in the refrigerator. Otherwise, pretty much the same and I can say it is the best dough Ive ever had. Im 50 now and can remember standing on a chair beside my mother when I was five or even younger, helping her make her version of the nut roll. Merry CHRISTmas! Good luck, Sylvia. This is a keeper! The key to the soft dough is the sour cream, which that part of Europe is infamous for using in a lot of their baking (and even savory sauces). Hi Tom, The addition of the teaspoon of sugar helps to give the yeast a little bit of a boost. Will add that to a few. My aunts instructions make for rolls that are twice as large. It seems there are a variety of ways to reference these particular nut rolls. If youve been too intimidated to try nut roll before, have no fear! Hungarian Kiffles: Our Family Recipe - MyGourmetConnection