Ukrainian Overnight Paska Or Kolach Or Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast (1 pkg.)
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups warm milk or 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 lemons, zest of, grated
• 1 1/2 cups melted butter
• 10 eggs, beaten
• 11 -12 cups all-purpose flour or 11 -12 cups bread flour
• 1 egg, beaten with
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 in a small mixing bowl, combine yeast and water, stirring until dissolved. add 2/3 cup of flour and beat till smooth. cover with a towel and set aside until doubled and bubbling about 45 minutes.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, blend milk, sugar, salt, lemon rind. stir in butter and eggs. beat in yeast mixture and 4 cups of flour until smooth. gradually, add enough flour to make a soft, workable dough. (you might need less if using bread flour).
• 3 turn out and knead until satiny about 15 minutes. place dough in large greased bowl ( i use two large bowls because this dough rises a lot.).
• 4 cover loosely with plastic wrap and towel. set in a warm, protected spot overnight.
• 5 next morning punch dough down, knead 3 minutes, cover and let rest 10 to 15 minutes.
• 6 shape into rolls or braids or pan bread or paska.
• 7 place on a greased sheet or pans or (coffee cans for paska)(fill paska 2/3 full).
• 8 butter coffee cans well and sprinkle with fine bread crumbs. i like to spray pans with vegetable spray and sprinkle with bread crumbs. let dough rise for about 30 to 40 minutes.
• 9 brush with egg wash. bake 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until brown. remove and cool on a wire rack.
• 10 adjust baking time for rolls or kolach.