Kolaches

Name: Kolaches
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 36 servings
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 1 Palm Leaf Rolls; Any of the fillings for coffee cakes, jam, or chopped fruit (1 ½ to 2 ¼ cups total); (Powdered sugar)

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Cuisine : Czech
Course : Bread

Kolaches are soft, sweet yeast rolls with a filled indentation, often topped with powdered sugar. This recipe yields about thirty-six 2-inch rolls.

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1 Palm Leaf Rolls (opens in new tab) Palm Leaf Rolls
- ¼ cup (60g) warm (105° to 115°F) water
- 1 envelope (2 ¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast
- 3 cups (375g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 stick (4 oz or 115g) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup (230g) sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup Vanilla Sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1. Combine in a small bowl and let stand until the yeast is dissolved, about 5 minutes: ¼ cup (60g) warm (105° to 115°F) water; 1 envelope (2 ¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast
2. Stir together in a large bowl until blended: 3 cups (375g) all-purpose flour; 1 ½ teaspoons salt
3. Cut in with a pastry blender or your fingers until reduced to pea-sized bits: 1 stick (4 oz or 115g) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
4. Stir in: 2 large eggs, beaten; 1 cup (230g) sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla
5. Blend in the dissolved yeast. Cover the dough and refrigerate for 2 to 12 hours.
6. Have ready: 1 cup Vanilla Sugar
7. or a mixture of: 1 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
8. Sprinkle a work surface with half the sugar mixture. Divide the dough in half. Roll one half into a 6 × 18-inch rectangle. Fold the 2 short sides of the rectangle in toward the center (as shown top left, below), bringing the ends to within about ¾ inch of each other. Repeat this folding again (as shown top right). Fold the two halves together, slice into ¼-inch-thick “palm leaves,” and arrange 1 inch apart on a greased baking sheet. Repeat this process with the other half of the dough, first sprinkling the board with the remaining sugar mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until puffy, about 20 minutes.
9. While the rolls rise, preheat the oven to 375°F.
10. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer the rolls to a wire rack to cool.
Any of the fillings for coffee cakes, jam, or chopped fruit (1 ½ to 2 ¼ cups total)
(Powdered sugar)

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1 Palm Leaf Rolls
Any of the fillings for coffee cakes, jam, or chopped fruit (1 ½ to 2 ¼ cups total)
(Powdered sugar)

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Step 1.

Prepare and refrigerate the dough for: Palm Leaf Rolls
Step 2.

Roll the dough into 2-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. The dough will be very sticky; flour your hands as necessary. Have ready one or more of the following: Any of the fillings for coffee cakes, jam, or chopped fruit (1 ½ to 2 ¼ cups total)
Step 3.

Press an indentation into the center of each roll, making a ¼-inch rim. Fill each one with 2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon of a filling. Cover and let rise until puffy and nearly doubled, about 40 minutes.
Step 4.

While the rolls rise, preheat the oven to 375°F.
Step 5.

Bake the rolls until well browned, about 20 minutes. Transfer the rolls to a wire rack to cool. If desired, sprinkle with: (Powdered sugar)

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