Spehovka

Ingredients

 * 1 cake yeast
 * 1 ½ cup lukewarm water
 * 1 teaspoon sugar
 * Dissolve sugar and yeast in milk and set aside in warm place until foamy.
 * 1 cup milk
 * ½ cup shortening or butter
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 3 tablespoons sugar
 * 2 beaten eggs
 * 6 cups flour

Directions

 * 1) Heat milk, add shortening, salt and sugar. Let cool. Add beaten eggs and mix. Sift flour, add yeast mixture and above mixture.
 * 2) Knead well and set aside to rise until double in bulk,. When dough has risen, punch down and knead it in the bowl.
 * 3) Let rise again. Roll out about ¼ inch thick and spread with the following filling:3 eggs,2 cups grained bacon,1 teaspoon cinnamon,1 teaspoon sugar,½ cup buttered bread crumbs.
 * 4) Beat eggs well and spread eggs over the dough with a spatula.
 * 5) Sprinkle on the bacon, cinnamon, sugar and buttered bread crumbs.
 * 6) Roll up and place in well greased pan. Let rise until double in bulk and bake in 325°
 * 7) Chive or mint filling may be used with the above dough:½ cup bread crumbs,½ cup butter,1 cup sour cream,3 tablespoons sugar,3 eggs, beaten,3 tablespoons finely chopped chives or 1 cup chopped mint leaves.
 * 8) Brown bread crumbs in butter and set aside to cool. Mix together the sour cream, sugar, eggs, chives or mint leaves and bread crumbs.
 * 9) Roll out dough and spread quickly with mixture and roll up. Let rise and bake in 325° oven for one hour.