🇨🇿 Czech Republic recipe
Koláče
Koláče are the crown jewels of Czech baking, round yeast pastries with a soft, buttery base and a generous well of filling in the center. They are a fixture at every Czech celebration, family gathering, and village festival. Traditional fillings include tvaroh (sweet curd cheese), mák (poppy seed paste), and povidla (thick plum jam). The dough is enriched with butter and egg yolks, yielding pastries that are tender and slightly brioche-like, the perfect vessel for their luscious toppings.
Prep40 mins
Cook20 mins
Serves12
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 500g all-purpose flour
- 200ml whole milk, lukewarm
- 80g unsalted butter, softened
- 70g granulated sugar
- 3 large egg yolks
- 7g instant dry yeast
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- For poppy seed filling: 150g ground poppy seeds, 80ml milk, 60g sugar, 1 tbsp butter, 1 tsp vanilla
- For curd filling: 250g tvaroh or ricotta, 50g sugar, 1 egg yolk, zest of 1 lemon
- For plum jam filling: 200g thick plum jam (povidla)
- 1 egg yolk beaten with 1 tbsp milk for egg wash
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 260
- Protein
- 5.5 g
- Carbs
- 43 g
- Fat
- 8 g
