Food / Kołacz - POLISH CHEESE/WHEEL CAKE [12]

This is my grandmother's recipe for koloc. I rember her making it around Easter time. As kids we called it Polish pizza. It makes a large quantity, you cann sice it and freeze some without any loss of quality.

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Love,

Mom

KOLOC

2 cups warm milk

2/3 stick butter – melted. (add to milk when melted)

1 tbs. salt

2 tbs. sugar

Dissolve 1 package dry yeast in ¼ cup warm water

Add yeast mixture to milk. Beat in one egg. Add 7 to 8 (or more) cups flour gradually

To make a soft dough.

Knead Dough

Grease bowl & let dough rise until double in size

Shape into a ball.

Place on a floured pizza pan

Cover and let rise again.

When double in size, shape to pan, with a raised edge around the outside

CHEESE MIXTURE

3 pounds dry cottage cheese (substitute - farmers cheese)

½ lb butter

8 beaten eggs

2 tsp. salt

6 wooden spoons of flour

¾ cup raisins (more if desired)

Mix all together and spoon on top of dough

1 egg yolk, 3 tbs ½ & ½ , 2 tbs. flour

Mix with a wire whisk until the consistency of thin white sauce (add more ½ & ½ if necessary). Drizzle over top before placing in the oven.

Bake at 350 F. for 45 min. to 1 hour or till crust is a medium light brown.