Apple-filled Kolaches: Temperature Tips

[Elderberry]

ThermoBlog by Martin Earl

If you’ve never heard of kolaches (pronounced koh-LAH-cheez), then it’s time you got the good news! Kolaches are simple, delicious pastries that originally hail from the area of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but have made their way in America as a staple of Texas donut shops, bakeries, and even country convenience stores.

A good kolache can be hard to find outside of Texas, but that doesn’t mean you can’t eat one! Here, we’ll give you the temp tips you need for kolache success. We’ll also provide you with a fantastic apple filling recipe from King Arthur Baking for your first go-around. We’ll be checking our temps for the dough with a Classic Super-Fast® Thermapen®, and recommend you do the same!

These are a wonderful make-ahead breakfast for special occasions or lazy weekend mornings. The warm cinnamon and toasty pecan flavors in this filling lend themselves to winter festivities. As a neighbor gift, these would be amazing, and as a Christmas morning breakfast, they’d disappoint no one at all.
What are kolaches?

Simply pout, kolaches are filled bread. They can be presented much like danishes—open-face, fruit filling or sweetened cream cheese mounded into an indent on top—or closed, completely encasing a more savory filling, like bacon, eggs, and cheese or, classically in Texas, a whole chunk of smoked sausage, jalapeños, and cheese.

And while kolaches are infinitely adaptable,
there are certain things we want from them all. Kolaches should have a dough that is light and pillowy while still being somewhat substantial. The finished bread should be able to stand up to the weight and water of the fillings without falling apart but should be soft and enjoyable to eat. The tender dough will be accomplished by the addition of butter and eggs, and the strength of the dough will come from very thorough kneading and gluten-development.

More: https://blog.thermoworks.com/bread/kolaches/

[thackney]

....A good kolache can be hard to find outside of Texas...

Not true, but they can be very different than those found here.

I grew up eating kolache's in Ohio.  But they looked like:



https://bobonbooks.com/2015/03/21/growing-up-in-working-class-youngstown-kolachi/

What I discovered is that what I always thought of as kolachi is not necessarily what others consider kolachi.

[Hoodat]

Apple filled?  I thought by Texas law, a kolachi had to have sausage in it.

[thackney]

Apple filled?  I thought by Texas law, a kolachi had to have sausage in it.

https://kolachefactory.com/menu/traditional

Kolache Factory has always been committed to authenticity, craftsmanship and food innovation by serving the freshest kolaches and specialty products.

Kolache Factory was founded in 1982 in Houston, Texas by co-founders John and Jerri Banks, who identified a need for a fresh, high quality breakfast that could be eaten “on the run.”

https://kolachefactory.com/about

[Elderberry]

This is where I've always gone for Kolaches: The Original Kolache Shoppe, 5404 Telephone Road, Houston, TX, 77087, United States(713) 649-0711


http://www.originalkolache.com/

Menu - • ~ • - • ~

- DRINKS -

- PASTRIES -

~ Baked Fresh Daily, from Scratch ~
 
With REAL ingredients and LOTS OF LOVE

-- Czech Klobásníky --

savery pastry roll stuffed with meat and cheese

• Single - $2.50 | 1/2 Dozen - $14.00 | Dozen -$28.00 •

Sausage and Cheese

Sausage Cheese Jalapeño

-- Czech Kolache --

light, puffy pastry filled with sweet fillings

• Single - $1.50 | 1/2 Dozen - $9.00 | Dozen -$18.00 •
Apple
Apricot
Bavarian Cream
Blueberry
Blackberry
Cherry
Poppy Seed
Lemon
Lemon Cream
Raspberry
Raspberry Cream
Sweet Cream Cheese
Sweet Cottage Cheese

-- Croissants --

cheesy, flakey rectangular goodness

• 3.75 •
Roast Beef Bacon Cheese
Roast Beef Bacon Cheese Jalapeño
Ham Bacon Cheese
Pastrami Bacon Cheese
Pastrami Bacon Cheese Jalapeño
Fajita Chicken Monterey Cheese
Beef Fajita Pepperjack Cheese Jalapeño

-- Turnovers --

warm and flakey: stuffed with fruit or cream, drizzled to perfection

• $3.25 •
Bavarian Cream with Fudge
Lemon Meringue with Lemon Glaze
Raspberry Cream Cheese with Raspberry Glaze
Cinnamon Apple with Caramel
Cherry



Cookies --
giant warm circles of happiness

• $2.00 •
Chunky Peanut Butter
Oatmeal Raisin
Chocolate Chip with Walnuts
Sandtarts with Pecans
sweet and buttery

• $1.00 •

-- Twists --

a sweet, crunchy pastry topped with a dollop of velvety cream

• $1.25 •
Raspberries with Sweet Cream Cheese
Lemon Cream Cheese
Blackberries with Sweet Cream Cheese
-- Cinnamon Rolls --
perfectly glazed Texas sized wallnut cinnamon roll

• $3.75 •
- DRINKS -
~ House Roasted Coffee & Loose Leaf Tea~
• Proudly Serving •

-- Zeppelin Coffee --
Coffee that lifts you up

[Hoodat]

This is where I've always gone for Kolaches: The Original Kolache Shoppe, 5404 Telephone Road, Houston, TX, 77087, United States(713) 649-0711

http://www.originalkolache.com/

Wow, that's not far from Hobby.  When flying in, I usually take Telephone Rd. south to Beltline.  But I will make a detour north next time.  Thanks.

[Elderberry]

Wow, that's not far from Hobby.  When flying in, I usually take Telephone Rd. south to Beltline.  But I will make a detour north next time.  Thanks.

@Hoodat

Just take note of their hours:

Bakery Hours -

MONDAY - SATURDAY
5 AM - 12 PM

SUNDAY
 6 AM - 1 PM

[thackney]

Thank you.  That will be on my list to try.