~511 cal · 13g protein · 51g carbs · 28g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Round sweet buns with fruit and poppy-seed filling
🇨🇿 Bohemia
Koláče are the round, sweet filled buns of Czech baking, a soft enriched dough pressed with a well and filled with fruit jam, poppy-seed paste, or sweet farmer's cheese (tvaroh), then baked until golden. Once wedding food, they are now an everyday breakfast pastry enjoyed with coffee across Bohemia.
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🥜 Nut-Free
🥚 Egg-Free
Ingredients
Serves 8 —
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3.5 cups flour (for the dough)
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3/4 cup + 1/4 cup + 1 milk, butter, and egg
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2 tsp yeast
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1/3 cup sugar
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1 cup fruit jam, poppy-seed paste, or sweet cheese (filling)
Instructions
1
Make a soft enriched dough with the flour, milk, butter, egg, yeast, and sugar; let it rise.
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Shape into balls and place on a tray.
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Press a well into each and spoon in the filling.
4
Let them proof, then bake at 375°F until golden, about 18 minutes.
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Cool slightly and serve with coffee.
Bohemian tradition.
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Bohemia. Potato-pancake country, best eaten beside a beer.
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Czechia. Beer-hall cooking from the heart of Bohemia.
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Europe. Village recipes guarded for generations.
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