Have you ever had Kolache? It is a Central European (Hungarian, Czech, Ukrainian, etc.) treat made with a rich brioche like dough filled with sweetened nut or seed filling. And it is DELICIOUS!
In my husband's house growing up, this was breakfast every Christmas morning. You can enjoy it any time of the year, but since the only time my Mother-in-Law makes it is in December I automatically associate it with Christmas.
When, I handed a plate of it to my neighbor she said she was going to make it for Thanksgiving morning.
But, you can make it for Easter or Mother's Day Brunch, or for afternoon tea or dessert.
About Kolache
The recipe is simple, but there are two LONG rising periods.
First you let the dough rise overnight in the refrigerator and then one more rise before it goes in the oven. If you want light airy dough, do not skimp on either one of these.
Where to find the filling?
While you can make the fillings from scratch, my mother-in-law always used premade. You can usually find them with the pie fillings of your grocery store on, in a pinch, pick them up online (almond or poppy seed).
Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 packet yeast (2 ยผ teaspoons)
- ยผ cup warm water
- ยฝ cup warm milk
- ยฝ cup sour cream
- ยผ cup sugar
- ยผ cup butter (room temperature)
- 1 large egg
- ยฝ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups flour
- 1 can Almond or Poppy Seed Filling
- 1-2 cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- The night before you plan to make the Kolache, in a large bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. Add milk, sour cream, sugar, butter, eggs, salt and 1 ยฝ cups of the flour. Beat until smooth.
- Beat in remaining flour to form a soft dough. Transfer to a greased bowl and refrigerate overnight.
- Roll dough out into a 14 x 12 inch rectangle. Spread with filling.
- Roll like a cinnamon or jelly roll to make a 14 inch long cylinder. Pinch edges to seal, place seam side down on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Let rise until doubled in size about 1 ยฝ hours.
- Bake at 350ยฐF for 35-40 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
- Create a thin glaze with the powdered sugar and milk and drizzle over the top. Slice and serve.
Notes
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Until next time, happy eating.
~Audrey
Alexia - the non-hip hippies
I LOVE poppy seeds! I will definitely try that or some variation of it (if I have trouble with the filling) #ibabloggers
Jamie
Yum, this sounds really good!! I pinned it to try later!! #ibabloggers
Lynn angell
Hi, do I have to put the dough in the frig overnight or can I just let it rise then roll it out and make my pastries
Audrey
Like any yeast dough you want to let it rise twice. My mother-in-law always did a long slow rise in the fridge overnight, but I suppose you could try letting it rise until doubled on the counter and then proceed. I can't promise it will produce 100% the same texture since I haven't tried it, but I don't see why it wouldn't be fine.
Mrs. Mashed Up
I haven't baked anything in a while--however this looks like fun. I could see how this would be a great holiday time treat. Thanks for the recipe idea! #IBAbloggers
Joanne T Ferguson
G'day! Thanks you for allowing me to learn something new!
This is now on my list to do!
Cheers! Pinned Joanne #ibabloggers
Lacy
Fun! I grew up in Texas, and there's a large central European immigrant community in East Texas, so I grew up with kolache! They're sold at lots of doughnut shops and dedicated kolache shops. My favorite are the ones with sausage in. Mmmm...
Dawn ~ Spatulas On Parade
Audrey that sounds really good. I may have to give it a go. Thanks for sharing with us at the southern special
angie
these sound yummy and can well see it at any holiday party thanks for sharing
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Megan Kubasch
My mouth is wateringggggg. This looks scrumptious! I just want to eat this and drink coffee all day! Thanks so much for sharing at Come Along Ponds!
Paula - Buenos Aires
Super yums! I totally agree for it being great all year long, at least for special events.
Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai
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Tammy
This sounds really yummy. I like recipes that you have to do over a couple of days. A must try. Pinning
Meeghan
Looks delicious. I love the step-by-step directions... I will give it a try!
Carlee
Yum! That would be perfect with my cup of coffee!
Wendy @ Wholistic Woman
Looks delicious! I've had something similar from the Hungarian woman who sells baked goods at our farmers market.
Audrey
Thanks for stopping by, Wendy.
Keri
We pick up kolaches every time we drive through a little Czech town in Texas. I've never made them myself though. I think we need to try these!
Audrey
They are really easy to make and you can fill them with so many things.
Kay Turner
Audrey
The recipe sounds great but I'm surprised no one posted that your directions say to add sugar but no where in the ingredients is sugar listed. Please post how much sugar is in the recipe. Thanks
Audrey
Eeek! Thanks for finally telling me Kay, I will fix it right now.
Sylvia Hartless
Great recipe for a tasty dish, but, alas, they are not kolaches. A Kolach (singular; kolache is plural) is an individual, round pastry filled with fruit, cream or cottage sweetened cheese, or poppy seed. Kolache are not made into rolled logs and they are never served with a sausage inside (not that you do that; merely another mistaken concept of kolache). There is a Czech pastry called a buchty that is filled with poppy seed with an icing glaze on top. It is also wonderful and looks like the photo of your pastry.
Audrey
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This is my mother-in-laws recipe from her mother. Perhaps something was lost when handed down from generation to generation.
Inger
Beautiful recipe! What a great tradition!