Name: Pull Apart Smoked Sausage Kolaches
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup warm milk; 1 packet instant yeast (or 2 1/4 tsp); 1/4 cup sugar; 3 eggs, room temp; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 12 kielbasa smoked sausages; 1 tbsp milk; 3 tbsp butter, melted; Flakey sea salt

Description

A soft, slightly sweet kolache dough is wrapped around pieces of smoked kielbasa sausage and nestled together in a casserole dish instead of spread out on a sheet pan. As they bake, the dough rises and puffs into warm, golden kolaches that you can easily pull apart piece by piece

Ingredients

Units Scale

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup warm milk
1 packet instant yeast (or 2 1/4 tsp)
1/4 cup sugar
3 eggs, room temp
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
12 kielbasa smoked sausages

Milk and Butter Wash topping

1 tbsp milk
3 tbsp butter, melted
Flakey sea salt

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Instructions

Make dough. Heat milk in microwave or over stovetop on medium heat until lukewarm (about 105-115ºF). Whisk in yeast and sugar into warm milk and let it sit for 10 minutes.
Pour yeast mixture into a stand mixer with a hook attachment. Add in the rest of the sugar, eggs, butter, salt, and flour.
Beat on medium speed for a couple of minutes. If the dough is too sticky to work with, add 1 tbsp of flour until it reaches a workable dough.
Remove dough from the mixer and place on a lightly floured surface. Kneed the dough for about 5 minutes and test doneness.
Oil a medium bowl and place the dough ball at the bottom. Cover with a towel and place in a warm, dry place to rise for 1 hour. It should double in size.
Punch the dough down and turn it out onto a floured countertop or cutting board. Gently roll into a log and cut the dough into 10-12 pieces. Roll each dough piece into a ball and use a rolling pin to roll each dough ball into a 4-inch round.
Wrap the dough around the sausage link, folding the ends under. Line the pan with the kolache rolls and cover with a towel to rise for 30 minutes, then rise again. While the rolls are rising, preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Using a pastry brush, brush the kolaches with milk. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top. Depending on the dish you use, you may need to bake for an additional 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and brush with butter and flaky salt. Best if served warm!

Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 30 minutes