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| strawberry and cream filled kolaches |
Sometimes you have to sacrifice your diet to do this kind of research! Every town, every city and definitely everywhere you go in Hill Country Texas there are Kolaches! But what are they?
The Lone Star State has definitely embraced this Czech donut style pastry. The kolache came to Texas with settlers from Europe around the mid-1800s. They made central and south-central Texas their new home, settling into the foothills and prairies of the region. At that time, more than 200 different Czech communities were established, and with them, the kolache-traditions remained strong. The pillowy pastry originated as a semi-sweet or savory dessert served at weddings and dates as far back as the 1700s. In a nod to their shape, the Old Slavic language word “kolo” meaning circle or wheel. It is designed to be fluffy enough to hold a dollop of fruit or other cream filling. We saw a whole window display of sausage, ham, cheese or mixed. At home we might even call these Pig in a Blanket.
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| pigs in blanket kolaches |
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