Sausage and Cheese Klobasnek Recipe

Dive into Texas Czech heritage with our Sausage and Cheese Klobasneks—soft, buttery homemade dough wrapped around melty American cheese and smoky breakfast sausages. Kolache or klobasnek? Settle the debate in your kitchen with this easy, authentic recipe that’s a bakery staple from Central Texas to your breakfast table.

Course Main Course, Snack

Cuisine Czech, Texas

Keyword Kiobasnek recipe, Klobasnek, klobasnek dough recipe, sausage cheese kolache, what is a kolache

Cook Time 18

Rising Time 2 30

Total Time 2 48

Servings

Calories 460kcal

Author Evelyn Osborn

Equipment

Large Dough Bowl
Baking Sheet

Ingredients

For the Dough

1 package active dry yeast
1 cup whole milk warmed
¼ cup sugar
3 cups flour divided, plus more for kneading
2 eggs
12 tbsp unsalted butter 1½ sticks, divided
1 teaspoon salt

For the Filling

8 Slices American Cheese
1 8.3 ounce package Smok-Y breakfast sausages heat and serve “Eckrich” or hot dogs

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine yeast, warm milk, sugar and 1 cup of flour
Cover and let it rise until doubled in size.
Melt the butter.
Beat the eggs, salt, and half of the melted butter
Add egg mixture to yeast mixture and blend.
Stir in about two more cups of flour, 1/2 cup at a time. The dough should be soft and moist, but not sticky. Add more flour as needed.
On a floured surface, knead the dough until dough is smooth and highly malleable, about 10 minutes.
Put dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
After dough has risen, punch it down and pull off egg size pieces.
In your hands, roll pieces into balls and then flatten to about 3-4 inches in diameter.
Place sausage (or hot dogs) and cheese in the center of each piece, then fold one side over and roll until sausage is enclosed, pinching to seal.
Place the klobasneks on a greased baking sheet, cover and let rise for another 30-45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Brush the tops with melted butter and bake until lightly browned, about 15-18 minutes.
Brush with the remaining melted butter one more time when they come out of the oven Serve warm.

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