Quick & Easy Kolache Recipe - Countryside

Ingredients

• 1 package of yeast (2-1/4 teaspoons)
• 3/4 cup milk, warmed
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 egg whites beaten stiffly
• Fillings such as apricot, cherry, peach, date, or apple. Fillings can be purchased in plastic tubes or canned pie filling may be used.
• 3 cups all-purpose flour. Note: using 1/2 cup high gluten bread flour and 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour improves this product.