Hungarian Cheese Filled Coffee Cake

This coffee cake has a cream cheese-filled center and is so good. wonderful for that special brunch! time does not include rising time for dough.

Dissolve yeast in the warm water.

Melt butter.

Sift flour with 3 / 4 c of the sugar and the salt into a large bowl.

Beat egg yolks until thick and light.

Blend in the sour cream and melted butter.

Stir in the dissolved yeast.

Gradually stir the egg yolk mixture into the dry ingredients , mixing to make a soft , smooth dough.

Turn out on a lightly floured board and knead for 5 minutes , or uintil the dough is smooth.

Turn into a bowl , cover , and let rise until almost doubled in bulk.

Prepare cheese filling.

Cream the cheese until light and blend in the remaining 1 / 2 c sugar.

Add the whole eggs , one at a time , and beat until smooth.

Blend in vanilla.

Punch down dough and knead a few minutes.

Lightly flour a board.

Roll out dough into a large circle , about 18 inches in diameter , and lay it over a greased 3-quart ring mold.

Fit the dough down into the bottom and the sides of the ring mold , being careful not to poke holes in it , and let it hang over the outside',.

yeast, warm water, butter, flour, sugar, salt, egg yolks, sour cream, cream cheese, eggs, vanilla, apricot jam, powdered sugar