Bohemian Pastry

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/4 ounces yeast
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups preserves or 1 1/2 cups marmalade
• powdered sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 cut the flour and salt into the butter and shortening as you would for pie dough.
• 2 mix sugar, yeast, milk, egg yolks in a bowl.
• 3 add the liquid mixture to the flour/shortening mixture and mix well. should form a nice ball of dough.
• 4 cover the dough ball and refrigerate overnight or at least 5 hours.
• 5 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 6 remove from the refrigerator and roll thin like pie crust.
• 7 cut in 3 inch squares.
• 8 put preserves in the center and fold each pastry from corner.
• 9 use a fork (or your thumb) to seal the edges.
• 10 place on a lightly greased cookie sheet (you could also use parchment paper) and bake 20 to 25 minutes in a 375°f degree oven.
• 11 dust with powdered sugar, cool to touch, and enjoy. keeps well in a sealed container. .