Breakfast kolaches are great when you need a portable breakfast. My family created this recipe that uses a bread machine to prepare the dough. The filling can be made with a variety of things — we like to use sausage, cheese, and hash browns. I fill the kolaches the night before and keep them in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning, I bring the kolaches to room temperature while the oven is preheating and then cook them for a quick, hot breakfast.
Ingredients
- warm milk: 1 cup
- egg, lightly: 1 piece (beaten)
- egg yolk: 1 piece (beaten)
- butter: 3 Tbsp
- bread flour: 3 cups
- salt: 0.5 Tbsp
- white sugar: 0.25 cup
- bread machine yeast: 3 tsp
- 2-inch sausages, cut in half: 18 piece
- frozen hash brown potatoes: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
- slices Cheddar cheese, each cut into 4 squares: 9 piece
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Make the dough: Place milk, egg, egg yolk, butter, flour, salt, sugar, and yeast into a bread machine in the order listed, or follow the order recommended by your manufacturer if different. Run the Dough cycle, about 1 1/2 hours.
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When the cycle is finished, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
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Punch down dough on a lightly floured surface and divide into 36 pieces. Roll pieces into balls. Arrange balls in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Allow balls to rise, 15 to 20 minutes.
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Flatten balls, and make a depression in the center of each. Fill each with 1 piece sausage, about 1 tablespoon potatoes, and 1 square Cheddar.
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Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes.
