EASY APRICOT CHEESE KOLACHES
Author: Tag Sale Tastes
Ingredients
  • 11-ounce can Pillsbury Refrigerated Thin Pizza Crust (do not use other varieties, or your kolaches will be too doughy)
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 4 tablespoons sugar, divided use
  • 3-1/2 tablespoons flour, divided use
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons butter, divided use
  • ¼ cup Apricot Preserves
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Prepare cheese filling: Place cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1-1/2 tablespoons flour, and egg yolk in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy.
  3. Prepare crumb topping: Place 2 tablespoons flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 tablespoon butter in a mini chopper and process until crumbly.
  4. To assemble kolaches, unroll pizza dough, and cut into 6 equal pieces. Using your hands, shape pieces into rounds. Place 1 round in the center of a 9-inch pie plate, and surround with remaining 5 rounds. Gently press rounds together to cover bottom of pie plate. Melt remaining 1 tablespoon of butter by placing in a small dish and microwaving on high for 20 seconds. Using a pastry brush, brush melted butter over dough. Using the back of a tablespoon, create an indentation in each kolache. Fill with 1 tablespoon cheese filling. Top cheese filling on each kolache with 2 teaspoons apricot jam. Sprinkle crumb topping evenly over kolaches.
  5. Bake until lightly golden and cheese filling is set, approximately 18 minutes. Allow to cool briefly in pan. Use a spatula to remove kolaches and transfer to serving plates.
Recipe by Tag Sale Tastes at https://www.tagsaletastes.com/2013/10/14/easy-apricot-cheese-kolaches/