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Sweet turns savory! Put pizza kolaches on the dinner table tonight

Pizza kolaches are great for dinner or a snack!

Kolaches are typically a sweet treat. All you have to do to make them savory, though, is add the right flavors! The dough is a perfect base for pizza, and you can mix up the toppings any way your family likes. Plus, we love a good personal pizza.

Wendy Paul shares how to make the dough. There are some differences in the recipe that make this base softer and chewier than your average pizza dough. Wendy gives all the tips and tricks for topping off your pizza kolaches just right.

Find more recipes from Wendy on Instagram, @therealwendypaul, or at www.wendypaulcreations.com. Find her sweet kolaches here.

 

Pizza Kolaches

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 2 1/2 tsp. instant yeast
  • 1 cup scalded milk
  • 1 cube soft butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • Pinch of salt
  • 4-5 cups all purpose flour

Directions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

In a small sauce pan, prepare your milk. Place 1 1/4 cup milk, and turn on to
medium heat. Let the milk begin to simmer, and bring to a boil. Remove the milk from the heat and set aside to cool. The milk will measure close to 1 cup when done.

Meanwhile, proof the yeast in the warm water. Add 1 tsp. sugar to make the process go a bit faster. Once the yeast has bubbled, add the butter, 1/2 cup sugar and eggs. Then add the cooled milk, and 3-4 cups of flour. Turn on your mixer, and begin to bring the dough together. Add a bit more of flour, until the dough begins to come off the side of the bowl while mixing. Continue mixing for 3-4 minutes on medium speed. Remove the dough and place in a lightly greased bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1-2 hours.

Prepare your favorite pizza toppings:

  • Cooked sausage, pepperoni, diced green pepper & onion, sliced olives, mushrooms, ham & pineapple.
  • 1 small jar pizza sauce
  • 1 pkg. cream cheese (8 oz)
  • 2 cups Italian blend cheese and cheddar, with Parmesan

Divide the dough in half, then half again, you should end up with 20 equal sized pieces of dough.

Press a round of dough into your hand, pressing from the middle of the dough ball to the outside, pressing flat.

Place a tsp. of cream cheese, and a tsp. of the cheese mixture. Press the ends of the dough together to seal and make a round circle. Place the circle of stuffed dough onto a greased baking sheet, about 2” apart, keeping 2” from the sides of the baking sheet.

Repeat until all the dough balls are shaped.

Press into each dough ball to make a space for the sauce and
toppings. Repeat. Place a handful of your favorite toppings, sauce and cheese onto to each stuffed dough.

Brush the edges with egg wash, if desired and sprinkle with
garlic salt.

Bake at 400 degrees for 25-28 minutes. Serve warm.

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