Making Kolaches is fun. It helps that we've all got Czech blood running through our veins. Despite popular belief, kolaches are not difficult to make, just time consuming. I've got a fool-proof recipe for anyone interested. The children and I began our little adventure on Thursday morning, knowing that we were having Monsignor Nemec over for supper. Since he's got Czech blood running through him too, we thought the dessert would be appropriate! Here's the beginning...warm milk with yeast...yum, yum. (The pineapple is just watching--it didn't make it into the kolaches). After getting the kitchen nice and humid and warm, you mix the wet ingredients, pull Isaiah off of the cook's jeans, and add a cup of flour, let Morgan add a cup of flour, let Noah add a cup of flour, clean flour up off the stove and counter, let Madeleine add a cup of flour, and add two more cups of flour. Get Isaiah out of the pickle he's just gotten himself into. Then you get a nice sticky dough, push Noah's hands away from the batter, and let that dough rise for an hour. Make potato salad and fruit salad.
Punch the dough down, make Noah wash his hands with soap and water, let him punch it down some more, make balls, let the children make balls, remake the children's balls after they've left the room, let the balls rise, make indents in the balls, put the filling in, let the children put some filling in, move eight of Noah's cherries from one roll to two others, let those rise, let the kids lick the filling spoons, put the kolaches in the oven, wipe Noah's mouth, take the sticky spoon away from Isaiah, put Isaiah down for a nap, put the kolaches in the oven, get Noah away from Isaiah's room, set the oven timer, separate the girls, switch the pans from one rack to the other, start a video for the kids, pull the first batch out, chase the kids out of the kitchen and away from the cooling rolls, put the second batch in, restart the video, take the second batch out to cool, chase the kids out of the kitchen, start the third batch, turn the oven light on for Noah, finish the third batch, and TURN THE OVEN OFF. Pick Isaiah up from his nap and admire the kolaches! I'd invite you over to taste test our wonderful creation, but they're all gone! P.S. For you more traditional kolache makers, blueberry is a GREAT filling!
The kolaches make good breakfast, snacks, dessert for lunch, afternoon snacks, dessert for supper, evening snack, and bedtime snack. What a fun day! This is a good adventure for any family! SPONHEM BOHEM!
Making Kolaches is fun. It helps that we've all got Czech blood running through our veins. Despite popular belief, kolaches are not difficult to make, just time consuming. I've got a fool-proof recipe for anyone interested. The children and I began our little adventure on Thursday morning, knowing that we were having Monsignor Nemec over for supper. Since he's got Czech blood running through him too, we thought the dessert would be appropriate! Here's the beginning...warm milk with yeast...yum, yum. (The pineapple is just watching--it didn't make it into the kolaches). After getting the kitchen nice and humid and warm, you mix the wet ingredients, pull Isaiah off of the cook's jeans, and add a cup of flour, let Morgan add a cup of flour, let Noah add a cup of flour, clean flour up off the stove and counter, let Madeleine add a cup of flour, and add two more cups of flour. Get Isaiah out of the pickle he's just gotten himself into. Then you get a nice sticky dough, push Noah's hands away from the batter, and let that dough rise for an hour. Make potato salad and fruit salad. 
Punch the dough down, make Noah wash his hands with soap and water, let him punch it down some more, make balls, let the children make balls, remake the children's balls after they've left the room, let the balls rise, make indents in the balls, put the filling in, let the children put some filling in, move eight of Noah's cherries from one roll to two others, let those rise, let the kids lick the filling spoons, put the kolaches in the oven, wipe Noah's mouth, take the sticky spoon away from Isaiah, put Isaiah down for a nap, put the kolaches in the oven, get Noah away from Isaiah's room, set the oven timer, separate the girls, switch the pans from one rack to the other, start a video for the kids, pull the first batch out, chase the kids out of the kitchen and away from the cooling rolls, put the second batch in, restart the video, take the second batch out to cool, chase the kids out of the kitchen, start the third batch, turn the oven light on for Noah, finish the third batch, and TURN THE OVEN OFF. Pick Isaiah up from his nap and admire the kolaches! I'd invite you over to taste test our wonderful creation, but they're all gone! P.S. For you more traditional kolache makers, blueberry is a GREAT filling!
The kolaches make good breakfast, snacks, dessert for lunch, afternoon snacks, dessert for supper, evening snack, and bedtime snack. What a fun day! This is a good adventure for any family! SPONHEM BOHEM!
