Scald the milk and add the 1.5 sticks of butter to the heated milk. Set aside.

While waiting for milk to cool, combine 4.5 cups of flour, the yeast, and the sugar to a large glass bowl. 

When milk and butter mixture has cooled to 130 degrees, pour it into the dry ingredients. Add the two eggs to the bowl and mix with a whisk until the eggs and liquid are incorporated into the dry ingredients. Scrape down sides of bowl and cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap.

Let dough rise in warm place for 30 minutes.

Mix 2 cups of flour with 1 tablespoon of salt in a small bowl. Set aside.

Bring risen dough to work station and use mixing spoon to deflate it. Add the flour and salt mixture to the bowl, working it in with the spoon. Once incorporated, turn the dough onto a floured surface and start kneading it.

Add additional flour to the dough, 1/8 cup at a time, and knead in each addition. Add flour until the dough is smooth and no longer sticks to your hands. (I added an additional 1.5 cups of flour).

Form the dough into a ball and place it in a large, glass bowl that has been greased with butter. Cover the top tightly with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in a warm place for approximately 40 minutes.

While waiting for dough to rise, quarter sausage and cut into three-inch lengths. Cut cheese into thirds.

Bring risen dough to work station and deflate. Take a golf-ball sized piece of dough and stretch it out to length of sausage using your fingers. Add sausage and cheese to center of dough, then close it up. Be sure to seal the ends so the cheese does not melt out.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Put kolaches on a baking sheet a few inches apart. Move baking sheet to a warm place and let the kolaches rise for 20 minutes. Work on forming additional kolaches at this time.

After 20 minutes, brush the top of each unbaked kolache with melted, salted butter. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the top of each kolache is a golden brown.