Koláče s MákemPoppy Seed Kolache
Soft yeasted pastries with a thumbprint center filled with sweet poppy seed filling and plum jam. They are a bakery-style pastry for holidays, weddings, and weekend coffee tables.
Prep
1h 45m
Cook
20m
Serves
12
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Ingredients
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Dough
- 500gAll-Purpose Flour
- 300mlWhole Milk (lukewarm)
- 90gUnsalted Butter (melted)
- 2pcsEgg
- 70gWhite Sugar
- 10gVanilla Sugar
- 7gActive Dry Yeast
- 6gSalt
Filling
- 130gPoppy Seeds (ground)
- 80mlWhole Milk
- 30gWhite Sugar
- 160gPlum Jam
- 30gPowdered Sugar
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Method
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- 01
Stir the active dry yeast into the lukewarm whole milk and let it stand until foamy.
- 02
Mix the all-purpose flour, white sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add the eggs, melted unsalted butter, and the yeast mixture, then knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- 03
Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
- 04
Simmer the poppy seeds with the whole milk and white sugar over low heat for 5 to 7 minutes, until thick and spreadable. Cool completely.
- 05
Divide the dough into small rounds and place them on a baking tray. Let them puff up again briefly, then press a shallow well into the center of each.
- 06
Fill the centers with the poppy seed filling and a spoonful of plum jam.
- 07
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 16 to 20 minutes, until lightly golden.
- 08
Cool the kolaches slightly, then dust them with the powdered sugar.
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