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OT: Stress baking... Kolache

caliking
caliking Posts: 19,780
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How do you keep a 43yo and a 6yo entertained at home?



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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    Nice!
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    We have a Kolache Factory restaurant in our hood and yours look just as tasty as what we get from them.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    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. 




    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • dbCooper
    dbCooper Posts: 2,678
    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!
    LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413G
    Great Plains, USA
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    You have been killing the baking stuff!
    Awesome way to relax
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,926
    Those look awesome man o man
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    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.

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,332
    Definitely drool worthy.
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    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. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    I’m going to tackle sourdough English muffins during this madness. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,578
    Looks delish. What’s this stress you speak of? Low TP supply?
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    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. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    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 :smiley: 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    You can cook!  Made me forget where is West.  
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,818
    very nice cook!
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009

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    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
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  • sumoconnell
    sumoconnell Posts: 1,932
    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.
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    Austin, Texas.  I'm the guy holding a beer.
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,896
    Boy, those looks delicious. Nice work.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Damn Cali!

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    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.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • texaswig
    texaswig Posts: 2,682
    Grapefruit marmalade sounds really interesting. I could easily destroy over half that pan accompanied with a tall glass of cold milk. 

    2-XLs ,MM,blackstone,Ooni koda 16,R&V works 8.5 gallon fryer,express smoker and 40" smoking cajun 

    scott 
    Greenville Tx
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,578
    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 :smiley: 
    We’re in similar boats, my friend. Almost 6yo and a 9mth old here. Likely to make some cupcakes with the 6yo today?
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  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 4,389
    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
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  • SaltySam
    SaltySam Posts: 887
    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!

    LBGE since June 2012

    Omaha, NE

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  • SaltySam
    SaltySam Posts: 887
    @dbCooper are you from the Wilber area?

    LBGE since June 2012

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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,227
    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. 

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

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  • dbCooper
    dbCooper Posts: 2,678
    SaltySam said:
    @dbCooper are you from the Wilber area?
    About an hour away, I'm in the Lincoln area.

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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    How is the little one doing being on social isolation from his model GFs?
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    edited March 2020
    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. 
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  • SaltySam
    SaltySam Posts: 887
    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! 

    LBGE since June 2012

    Omaha, NE

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    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. 

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