Spehovka

Description

Bacon bread

Ingredients

• 1 cake yeast
• 1½ cups lukewarm water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup shortening or butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 beaten eggs
• 6 cups flour

Bacon filling

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups grained bacon
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ½ cup buttered bread crumbs

Chive or mint filling

• 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

Directions

1. Dissolve sugar and yeast in milk and set aside in warm place until foamy.
2. Heat milk, add shortening, salt and sugar.
3. Let cool.
4. Add beaten eggs and mix.
5. Sift flour, add yeast mixture and above mixture.
6. Knead well and set aside to rise until double in bulk,.
7. When dough has risen, punch down and knead it in the bowl.
8. Let rise again.
9. Roll out about ¼ inch thick and spread with the filling.
10. Beat eggs well and spread eggs over the dough with a spatula.
11. Sprinkle on the bacon, cinnamon, sugar and buttered bread crumbs.
12. Roll up and place in well greased pan.
13. Let rise until double in bulk and bake in 325°F.

Chive or mint filling

1. Brown bread crumbs in butter and set aside to cool.
2. Mix together the sour cream, sugar, eggs, chives or mint leaves and bread crumbs.
3. Roll out dough and spread quickly with mixture and roll up.
4. Let rise and bake in 325°F oven for one hour.