Czech Kolaches Recipe
This recipe for Czech Kolaches makes beautiful sweet buns filled with cheese filling and fruit jam. They are perfect for a breakfast treat on a special occasion
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup butter melted
- 1 cup lukewarm milk
- 2 egg yolks
- Egg wash for brushing
For the cheese filling
- 4 oz cottage filling
- 2 oz cream cheese
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 egg yolk
For the Fruit jam filling
- 4 Tbsp any fruit jam
- 2 tsp water
For the streusel topping
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp butter melted
- pinch salt
Instructions
- In a bowl for the electric mixer, stir together flour, powdered sugar, yeast, and salt. Add the egg yolks, melted butter and milk, and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. Attach a dough hook to the mixer and knead the dough for 3 minutes.
- Transfer the dough into a lightly greased bowl and cover tightly with a plastic wrap. Punch a hole for ventilation and cover with a towel. Let the dough rise in a warm place until double in volume, about 1 hr.
- Punch the dough to remove the gas. Form the dough into a log and cut into 12 equal pieces. Form each dough piece into a ball shape and place in a half sheet pan lined with a parchment paper, place them apart. You should be able to fit all 12 pieces in a pan.
- Flatten down each dough balls with your fingers, then using a glass bottom or anything that has 2.5-inch diameter on a flat surface, press down to leave an indentation. Cover them with a towel and let it rise second time until double in volume.
- Meanwhile prepare the cheese filling by mixing all the ingredients in a bowl; set aside.
- To make the streusel, mix flour, sugar and salt in a small mixing bowl. Add the melted butter and combine together with your fingers until it forms fine crumbs; set aside.
- For the fruit jam filling, mix jam and water and microwave for 7-10 seconds to loosen; Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 375˚F.
- When the dough pieces are risen again, press again with a glass bottom to leave deeper indentation. Be careful not to deflate the dough. Brush with egg wash.
- Fill each piece with 1 tablespoonful of cheese filling, and 2 teaspoonful of jam filling and sprinkle with streusel topping all over. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Let them rest in a pan for 5 minutes, then transfer on to a cooling rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.