OT: Stress baking... Kolache

caliking

How do you keep a 43yo and a 6yo entertained at home?

hoosier_egger

Nice!

HeavyG

We have a Kolache Factory restaurant in our hood and yours look just as tasty as what we get from them.

caliking

HeavyG said:

We have a Kolache Factory restaurant in our hood and yours look just as tasty as what we get from them.

If it’s the same Kolache Factory chain we have here, then I’ll wager these are better  

The ones in the middle are topped with homemade grapefruit and lemon pineapple marmalades. The grapefruit and Meyer lemons were from a colleague’s tree. She usually gives me a few dozen of each every year. 

dbCooper

The town of Wilber, NE has a Czech Festival each year, towards the end of July.  Highly recommended if you're in the area (unless you live in SE Nebr. prolly no reason you'd be in the area).  Be sure to eat at the Lutheran or Methodist Church but the Methodist will always have the better desserts!

Your Kolaches look every bit as good as I've had in Wilber.  Nice!

Photo Egg

You have been killing the baking stuff!
Awesome way to relax

alaskanassasin

Those look awesome man o man

caliking

Photo Egg said:

You have been killing the baking stuff!
Awesome way to relax

Thank you. I've been enjoying baking way more than I ever thought I would.

Gulfcoastguy

Definitely drool worthy.

caliking

dbCooper said:

The town of Wilber, NE has a Czech Festival each year, towards the end of July.  Highly recommended if you're in the area (unless you live in SE Nebr. prolly no reason you'd be in the area).  Be sure to eat at the Lutheran or Methodist Church but the Methodist will always have the better desserts!

Your Kolaches look every bit as good as I've had in Wilber.  Nice!

Will keep that in mind if I'm ever over there. Was a big fan of church eats when we lived in Iowa. Best pancake breakfasts ever. 

SciAggie

I’m going to tackle sourdough English muffins during this madness. 

GrateEggspectations

Looks delish. What’s this stress you speak of? Low TP supply?

caliking

SciAggie said:

I’m going to tackle sourdough English muffins during this madness. 

Made them once, and they were well worth the effort. Don't know why I haven't made them again. They were good. 

caliking

GrateEggspectations said:

Looks delish. What’s this stress you speak of? Low TP supply?

TP supply is low on the list of stressors. Keeping aforementioned 6yo educated and entertained is near the top though  

Mickey

You can cook!  Made me forget where is West.  

loco_engr

very nice cook!

sumoconnell

I showed my fam how to make homemade mayo with a handi blender, they thought I invented food science.  What would they feel like if they knew Kolaches could be made at home? I feel sad now, but I have some good mayo.

StillH2OEgger

Boy, those looks delicious. Nice work.

Mattman3969

Damn Cali!

Carolina Q

Never knew the name of those. My Mom used make them, filled with mince meat. Every Christmas. Ex makes 'em filled with apricot jam. Brother makes 'em filled with apricot or blackberry jam. All delicious! I tried 'em a couple of times and gave up! Yours look great... maybe I'll try again.

texaswig

Grapefruit marmalade sounds really interesting. I could easily destroy over half that pan accompanied with a tall glass of cold milk. 

GrateEggspectations

caliking said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Looks delish. What’s this stress you speak of? Low TP supply?

TP supply is low on the list of stressors. Keeping aforementioned 6yo educated and entertained is near the top though  

We’re in similar boats, my friend. Almost 6yo and a 9mth old here. Likely to make some cupcakes with the 6yo today?

ColbyLang

Baking can be so rewarding or so humbling. You can follow a recipe to the T and never have it come out the same way twice. Very nice Kolache

SaltySam

My grandma Mabel lived in northeast Nebraska (Wayne) and was the kolache master.  Her specialties were cherry, lemon, apricot and prune.  Though the prune ones went last, they all went quick.  It’s a two hour drive from Wayne to my hometown and our family of five housed two dozen before we made it home.  Ha!  

Grandma’s recipe was definitely by feel.  She had measurements like “handful” and “half handful”.  Very difficult to replicate.  They will always be one of my favorite foods, and a wonderful memory of a wonderful grandma.

Your post made me nostalgic.  Thanks Cali!

SaltySam

@dbCooper are you from the Wilber area?

Foghorn

1). There’s an annual Czech festival in LaGrange, not too far from Houston and it’s pretty fun. 

2). @caliking, @20stone, and @The Cen-Tex Smoker, I blame you guys for the fact that my 25 y/o is baking stuff on her spring break. Like a lemon blackberry tart that she made from scratch. She sure didn’t get it from me. 

dbCooper

SaltySam said:

@dbCooper are you from the Wilber area?

About an hour away, I'm in the Lincoln area.

thetrim

How is the little one doing being on social isolation from his model GFs?

thetrim

dbCooper said:

SaltySam said:

@dbCooper are you from the Wilber area?

About an hour away, I'm in the Lincoln area.

Lived in Lincoln for 5 years.  I wish I had an egg back then, so I could buy some corn off the back of a pick up truck and cook it on the egg. 

SaltySam

thetrim said:

dbCooper said:

SaltySam said:

@dbCooper are you from the Wilber area?

About an hour away, I'm in the Lincoln area.

Lived in Lincoln for 5 years.  I wish I had an egg back then, so I could buy some corn off the back of a pick up truck and cook it on the egg. 

I’m in Omaha.  I need to pay attention to the local guys here on the forum.  I know I’ve had several conversations with certain Eggheads about Nebraska, and like an idiot, I ask them again where they’re from.  

If we’ve met, I’m sorry I’m dumb.  

Go Big Red! 

caliking

Carolina Q said:

Never knew the name of those. My Mom used make them, filled with mince meat. Every Christmas. Ex makes 'em filled with apricot jam. Brother makes 'em filled with apricot or blackberry jam. All delicious! I tried 'em a couple of times and gave up! Yours look great... maybe I'll try again.

They weren't too hard to make. The recipe called for a bit more yeast than was necessary IMO, so had to punch down the dough a couple of times and wait longer. This dough needs to be somewhat on the overproofed side to work best.