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Czech Recipe #3 - Koláče
Now it’s on to one of the best Czech desserts - Koláče! I’m not talking about the fake, American version of koláče sold in some donut shops and wanna-be koláče bakeries. Those that I have tried are are NOT real koláče. I’m talking about delicious, authentic Czech koláče like my mom used to make. Mom would make large, 12-14 inch koláče with poppy seed, prune, apricot, and cream cheese fillings sprinkled with posypka. During my 3 month stay in the Czech Republic, I would often go to a bakery and purchase small, individual sized koláče (about 3-4 inches in diameter) so that’s what I thought I’d try to make. This is my first batch and I learned quite a few things in the process.
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Below is the recipe I used. After baking, I realize there are some things that I’ll need to change next time I make these. First, I believe I need to reduce the amount of yeast (to 1 tablespoon). Second, instead of dividing the dough into 16 pieces, I might be able to get away with doubling that (to 32 pieces) resulting in koláče not as large as those pictured above.
Koláče Recipe:
- Prepare the same dough as the Vánočka. Allow it to rise in a warm location for 60 minutes.
- Punch dough down, place on a floured surface, and divide into 16 pieces. Roll into balls about 2 inches in diameter. **I will try making these into 32 balls next time.**
- Place dough balls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Cover with a dish towel and let rise in a warm place for 30-45 minutes.
- Flatten the centers of the dough balls with the bottom of a drinking glass dipped in flour. This will give you a nice, mini “pizza” shape with a rim around the outside to surround the filling.
- Brush the rim of the dough with whisked egg.
- Pipe the desired filling into the center. My ABSOLUTE favorite filling is cream cheese - see recipe below. I placed the cream cheese filling in a gallon-sized zip top bag and cut off one corner of the bag.
- Sprinkle with posypka (see recipe below).
- Let rise 15-20 minutes.
- Bake in a 350oF oven for 20-25 minutes. Cool and enjoy!
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Cream Cheese Filling: 16 oz softened cream cheese Combine the above ingredients. Mix until creamy. |
Posypka: 1/2 cup sugar Combine the above ingredients until it resembles a dry meal. |
Mmmmmmm - I really wish I wasn’t dieting right now!
Thank you for this recipe.
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