Best Bohemian Pastry Recipes

BOHEMIAN KOLACHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in warm milk; let stand 10 minutes. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, remaining sugar, egg yolks, salt, butter and yeast/milk mixture. Mix until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough. , Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Add additional flour if necessary. Place dough in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down and allow to rise again. Roll out on floured surface to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with large glass or 2-1/2-in. cutter. Place on greased baking sheets; let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Firmly press indentation in center and fill each roll with a heaping tablespoon of filling. Brush dough with egg white. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until rolls are light golden brown.

TRDELNIK - SLOVAK/CZECH SWEET PASTRY

Steps:

• Please read the description part first, as it's essential for this recipe. Thak you.
• First stiff into large mixing bowl flour and powdered sugar. Make a small hole in the middle and place into it crumbled fresh yeast. Pour lukewarm milk over the yeast. Let it rise for about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile melt the butter.
• Add egg yolks into the bowl, pour in melted, but not hot butter, add pinch of salt.
• Mix together to make fairly firm dough, well worked (use stand mixer, it's easy).
• Let the dough rise for 20 minutes in warm place.
• Divide into five equal parts, make loafs.
• You can let it rise for another 20 minutes (it's better, but not necessary if fresh yeast used, a must with dry yeast).
• Roll out each loaf into 2/3 inch diameter /caster?/ - you know what I mean, thin, cylindrical shape, like a small snake :-)).
• lol.
• Wrap the dough tighty around the BUTTERED "trdlo" wooden stick. Let it stand for ten more minutes (support the ends, so it will be in the air).
• Glair with the last egg, cover all around with chopped walnuts and granulated sugar.
• Bake as described above over hot coals on the grill. Results MAY be achieved with oven, but . . . .
• The pastry need to be turned pretty often during baking, and baked until golden red color. Baking time is not determined, since baking over hot coals and on open air, but from my experience about 20 to 40 minutes, also depends on size you making.
• When cooled down a little,
• slide the baked pastry of the wooden stick, cut into individual servings, sprinkle with powdered sugar, enjoy.
• Also you can cover it in various nuts, coconut and such.
• Makes five, baked on two feet long, three inch diameter wooden stick.
• I tried to have your reading bit more enjoyable, if there is something not so clear (this recipe is VERY unusuall), feel free to ask.
• Tomas Sedlacek.

LISTY I

Steps:

• Mix together egg yolks, egg white, salt, sugar and cream. Gradually stir in flour until dough becomes stiff enough to roll out.
• Roll out paper thin and cut into triangles. (Grandma would cut a slit in the middle of each and twist a corner through the slit to make them look fancier.)
• Put enough oil in a pot to cover cookie. Heat oil until a small amount of dough placed in oil begins to fry. Deep fry each cookie in hot oil until light brown. Remove cookie from oil and drain excess oil on paper towels. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.

BOHEMIAN KOLACHES WITH FOUR FILLINGS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in water until foamy.
• Heat milk, pour over butter and sugar. Stir until melted. Add 2 cups flour, then beat until smooth.
• Add yeast, eggs and salt. Add flour until a soft ball forms. Grease top; let.
• rise. Punch down and let rise again.
• Stretch dough on floured board to about 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into rounds using a soup can. Put on greased pans and let rise.
• When nice and puffy, make indentations in center and fill with favorite filling like prune, apricot, cottage cheese or poppy seed. When risen to a nice puffy look, bake at 375 degrees F until a golden color - cook 15 minutes then check every 3 minutes thereafter.
• Prune Filling:.
• Cook prunes until soft. Grind and add sugar, vanilla extract and cinnamon. Stir well.
• Apricot Filling:.
• Cook apricots until soft. Grind and add sugar. Sweeter is better. Stir well.
• Cottage Cheese Filling:.
• Put cottage cheese in blender. Add egg yolk, lemon juice, nutmeg and 4 tablespoons flour and blend some more. Take out of blender and add raisins. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon flour and sugar.
• Poppy Seed Filling:.
• Mix together. Use enough cream to make it easier to put into kolaches.

BOHEMIAN PASTRY

Steps:

• Cut the flour and salt into the butter and shortening as you would for pie dough.
• Mix sugar, yeast, milk, egg yolks in a bowl.
• Add the liquid mixture to the flour/shortening mixture and mix well. Should form a nice ball of dough.
• Cover the dough ball and refrigerate overnight or at least 5 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Remove from the refrigerator and roll thin like pie crust.
• Cut in 3 inch squares.
• Put preserves in the center and fold each pastry from corner.
• Use a fork (or your thumb) to seal the edges.
• Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet (you could also use parchment paper) and bake 20 to 25 minutes in a 375°F degree oven.
• Dust with powdered sugar, cool to touch, and enjoy. Keeps well in a sealed container. .