Kolache Factory
 

Anyone heard of the "Kolache Factory?" One opened in the Cincinnati
suburbs. It's not exactly on my beaten path, but if it is any good, I would
try it.

Vox Humana wrote:

> Anyone heard of the "Kolache Factory?" One opened in the Cincinnati
> suburbs. It's not exactly on my beaten path, but if it is any good, I would
> try it.
>
>

If you are ever anywhere near Zabcikville, Texas (Bell County, about 10
miles east of Temple), stop at "Green's Sausage House" for some of the
world's best kolaches.

I also highly recommend their dry-cured hams. HTH :-)

Best regards,
Bob

>If you are ever anywhere near Zabcikville, Texas (Bell County, about 10
>miles east of Temple),

Also if you are in Caldwell, TX they have an entire festival devoted to the
Kolache.

>If you are ever anywhere near Zabcikville, Texas (Bell County, about 10
>miles east of Temple),

Also if you are in Caldwell, TX they have an entire festival devoted to the
Kolache.

"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
...
> Anyone heard of the "Kolache Factory?" One opened in the Cincinnati
> suburbs. It's not exactly on my beaten path, but if it is any good, I
would
> try it.

There are several KF locations in the Houston area. Very good kolaches
(especially their breakfast ones--stuffed with egg, cheese, sausage, etc.).

Kolaches are very popular in central/southeast Texas (not sure where else in
TX, since I live in the Houston area), because of the German and Czech
influence. If you're not familiar with kolaches (some people have no idea
what they are), they're yummy dough things with various savory fillings,
like sausage or ham (with or without cheese) and breakfast fillings
(including Tex-Mex ingredients like chorizo, jalapenos, and salsa). Kolaches
may also have sweet fillings like fruit or chocolate.

At places where I've worked in the past down here, people were just as
likely to show up in the morning at the office with a box of kolaches as
they were with a box of donuts.

Mary

"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
...
> Anyone heard of the "Kolache Factory?" One opened in the Cincinnati
> suburbs. It's not exactly on my beaten path, but if it is any good, I
would
> try it.

There are several KF locations in the Houston area. Very good kolaches
(especially their breakfast ones--stuffed with egg, cheese, sausage, etc.).

Kolaches are very popular in central/southeast Texas (not sure where else in
TX, since I live in the Houston area), because of the German and Czech
influence. If you're not familiar with kolaches (some people have no idea
what they are), they're yummy dough things with various savory fillings,
like sausage or ham (with or without cheese) and breakfast fillings
(including Tex-Mex ingredients like chorizo, jalapenos, and salsa). Kolaches
may also have sweet fillings like fruit or chocolate.

At places where I've worked in the past down here, people were just as
likely to show up in the morning at the office with a box of kolaches as
they were with a box of donuts.

Mary

MareCat wrote:
> "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Anyone heard of the "Kolache Factory?" One opened in the Cincinnati
>>suburbs. It's not exactly on my beaten path, but if it is any good, I
>
> would
>
>>try it.
>
>
> There are several KF locations in the Houston area. Very good kolaches
> (especially their breakfast ones--stuffed with egg, cheese, sausage, etc.).
>
> Kolaches are very popular in central/southeast Texas (not sure where else in
> TX, since I live in the Houston area), because of the German and Czech
> influence. If you're not familiar with kolaches (some people have no idea
> what they are), they're yummy dough things with various savory fillings,
> like sausage or ham (with or without cheese) and breakfast fillings
> (including Tex-Mex ingredients like chorizo, jalapenos, and salsa). Kolaches
> may also have sweet fillings like fruit or chocolate.
>
> At places where I've worked in the past down here, people were just as
> likely to show up in the morning at the office with a box of kolaches as
> they were with a box of donuts.
>
> Mary
>
>


When I lived in Central Texas for a few years, the sweet kolaches were
*much* more common than savory ones. Prune, apricot, or poppyseed were
the most popular, but there were also cream cheese, apple, and red
(sometimes cherry, sometimes raspberry) -- and probably a few more that
I've forgotten.

I never liked the poppyseed ones all that much. My favorites were
apricot, apple, or sausage.

I may have to bake some this weekend.

Best regards,
Bob

"MareCat" > wrote in message
...
> "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Anyone heard of the "Kolache Factory?" One opened in the Cincinnati
> > suburbs. It's not exactly on my beaten path, but if it is any good, I
> would
> > try it.
>
> There are several KF locations in the Houston area. Very good kolaches
> (especially their breakfast ones--stuffed with egg, cheese, sausage,
etc.).
>
> Kolaches are very popular in central/southeast Texas (not sure where else
in
> TX, since I live in the Houston area), because of the German and Czech
> influence. If you're not familiar with kolaches (some people have no idea
> what they are), they're yummy dough things with various savory fillings,
> like sausage or ham (with or without cheese) and breakfast fillings
> (including Tex-Mex ingredients like chorizo, jalapenos, and salsa).
Kolaches
> may also have sweet fillings like fruit or chocolate.
>
> At places where I've worked in the past down here, people were just as
> likely to show up in the morning at the office with a box of kolaches as
> they were with a box of donuts.

I grew up eating kolache because my mother's side of the family is from
Prague and many of them spoke English as a second language. I was sort of
wondering if a trip across town would be worth it since I can make them
myself. I guess I will just have to give the place a try and decide for
myself. How bad could they be? The other issue is that there doesn't seem
to be any standard definition for the item - sort of like cookies, they
could be just about anything. I hadn't though of them being savory. We
only had cheese, fruit, poppy seed, and nut.

"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
> Vox Humana wrote:
>
> > Anyone heard of the "Kolache Factory?" One opened in the Cincinnati
> > suburbs. It's not exactly on my beaten path, but if it is any good, I
would
> > try it.
> >
> >
>
> If you are ever anywhere near Zabcikville, Texas (Bell County, about 10
> miles east of Temple), stop at "Green's Sausage House" for some of the
> world's best kolaches.
>
> I also highly recommend their dry-cured hams. HTH :-)
>


That's sort of long trip for holache. On the other hand, we have been
kicking around the idea of moving to Dallas but aren't enthusiastic about
the idea. It's a case of stay put and get another job or relocate. So far
"stay put" is winning.

In article >,
"MareCat" > wrote:

> "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Anyone heard of the "Kolache Factory?" One opened in the Cincinnati
> > suburbs. It's not exactly on my beaten path, but if it is any good, I
> would
> > try it.
>
> There are several KF locations in the Houston area. Very good kolaches
> (especially their breakfast ones--stuffed with egg, cheese, sausage, etc.).
>
> Kolaches are very popular in central/southeast Texas (not sure where else in
> TX, since I live in the Houston area), because of the German and Czech
> influence. If you're not familiar with kolaches (some people have no idea
> what they are), they're yummy dough things with various savory fillings,
> like sausage or ham (with or without cheese) and breakfast fillings
> (including Tex-Mex ingredients like chorizo, jalapenos, and salsa). Kolaches
> may also have sweet fillings like fruit or chocolate.
>
> At places where I've worked in the past down here, people were just as
> likely to show up in the morning at the office with a box of kolaches as
> they were with a box of donuts.
>
There is a Texaco station in West, Texas (north of Waco) that supposedly
has killer kolaches. A friend of mine of Czech ancestry who lives in
Waco stops there on trips to and from Dallas to see her MIL.

Cindy

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Cindy Fuller wrote:
> In article >,
> "MareCat" > wrote:
>
>
>>"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
.. .
>>
>>>Anyone heard of the "Kolache Factory?" One opened in the Cincinnati
>>>suburbs. It's not exactly on my beaten path, but if it is any good, I
>>
>>would
>>
>>>try it.
>>
>>There are several KF locations in the Houston area. Very good kolaches
>>(especially their breakfast ones--stuffed with egg, cheese, sausage, etc.).
>>
>>Kolaches are very popular in central/southeast Texas (not sure where else in
>>TX, since I live in the Houston area), because of the German and Czech
>>influence. If you're not familiar with kolaches (some people have no idea
>>what they are), they're yummy dough things with various savory fillings,
>>like sausage or ham (with or without cheese) and breakfast fillings
>>(including Tex-Mex ingredients like chorizo, jalapenos, and salsa). Kolaches
>>may also have sweet fillings like fruit or chocolate.
>>
>>At places where I've worked in the past down here, people were just as
>>likely to show up in the morning at the office with a box of kolaches as
>>they were with a box of donuts.
>>
>
> There is a Texaco station in West, Texas (north of Waco) that supposedly
> has killer kolaches. A friend of mine of Czech ancestry who lives in
> Waco stops there on trips to and from Dallas to see her MIL.
>
> Cindy
>

I've had those, and they are good. I think Zabcikville's are better,
but I wouldn't turn my nose up at either of 'em. (I *was* thinking it
was Waxahachie, but you are right, it is West.)

Bob

Cindy Fuller wrote:
> In article >,
> "MareCat" > wrote:
>
>
>>"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
.. .
>>
>>>Anyone heard of the "Kolache Factory?" One opened in the Cincinnati
>>>suburbs. It's not exactly on my beaten path, but if it is any good, I
>>
>>would
>>
>>>try it.
>>
>>There are several KF locations in the Houston area. Very good kolaches
>>(especially their breakfast ones--stuffed with egg, cheese, sausage, etc.).
>>
>>Kolaches are very popular in central/southeast Texas (not sure where else in
>>TX, since I live in the Houston area), because of the German and Czech
>>influence. If you're not familiar with kolaches (some people have no idea
>>what they are), they're yummy dough things with various savory fillings,
>>like sausage or ham (with or without cheese) and breakfast fillings
>>(including Tex-Mex ingredients like chorizo, jalapenos, and salsa). Kolaches
>>may also have sweet fillings like fruit or chocolate.
>>
>>At places where I've worked in the past down here, people were just as
>>likely to show up in the morning at the office with a box of kolaches as
>>they were with a box of donuts.
>>
>
> There is a Texaco station in West, Texas (north of Waco) that supposedly
> has killer kolaches. A friend of mine of Czech ancestry who lives in
> Waco stops there on trips to and from Dallas to see her MIL.
>
> Cindy
>

I've had those, and they are good. I think Zabcikville's are better,
but I wouldn't turn my nose up at either of 'em. (I *was* thinking it
was Waxahachie, but you are right, it is West.)

Bob

In article >, "MareCat"
> wrote:

> Kolaches are very popular in central/southeast Texas (not sure where
> else in TX, since I live in the Houston area), because of the German
> and Czech influence. If you're not familiar with kolaches (some
> people have no idea what they are), they're yummy dough things with
> various savory fillings, like sausage or ham (with or without cheese)
> and breakfast fillings (including Tex-Mex ingredients like chorizo,
> jalapenos, and salsa). Kolaches may also have sweet fillings like
> fruit or chocolate.


Hooey, phooey, and ptooey!! Savory fillings have nothing to do with
kolaches. Nic. Zero. Nada. Zip. Kolac (pronounced KOH-lotch) is
just a sweet dough. Usually made into a fruit-filled bun. Sometimes
just baked as a big ol' loaf of bread. Sausage? Ham? Chorizo? Jesus,
Mary, and Joseph!! They might be filled buns, but to call them
kolaches is an affront to the fine Slovaks and Czechs who've been making
them forever. God help us. That whirring sound you hear is my mother
spinning in her grave.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 11-29-04; Sam I Am!
birthday telling; Thanksgiving 2004; Fanfare, Maestro, please.
"Are we going to measure or are we going to cook?" -Food writer
Mimi Sheraton

In article >, zxcvbob
> wrote:

> I never liked the poppyseed ones all that much.

"You can always tell a Slovak by the poppyseeds in his teeth." I've got
the button.

My favorites were
> apricot, apple, or sausage.

If you put meat in it, you gotta call it something else. Kolache, my
ass.

> Best regards,
> Bob
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 11-29-04; Sam I Am!
birthday telling; Thanksgiving 2004; Fanfare, Maestro, please.
"Are we going to measure or are we going to cook?" -Food writer
Mimi Sheraton

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, zxcvbob
> > wrote:
>
>
>>I never liked the poppyseed ones all that much.
>
>
> "You can always tell a Slovak by the poppyseeds in his teeth." I've got
> the button.
>
> My favorites were
>
>>apricot, apple, or sausage.
>
>
> If you put meat in it, you gotta call it something else. Kolache, my
> ass.
>


That's what I thought, but I'm not an authority on them so I went along
with it. Green's had some wonderful little sausage rolls; I don't
remember what they called them. The sweet ones were call kolaches and
were round with a depressed center with a little bit of filling. Not
the square things with turned up corners that were sold at the kolache
shack in Temple.

I used to wrap breakfast sausages or ham & cheese in bread dough and
bake them for DD to take to school for lunch when she was in elementary
school. They were good, but not the same thing as the ones Green's made
with kolache dough wrapped around a sausage.

Do you have a good recipe for the dough? I found a link with fillings
that look authentic, and the dough has eggs and milk in it like I was
pretty sure it would -- but mashed potatoes?

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/misc/kolaches.html

Bob

In article >, zxcvbob
> wrote:

> That's what I thought, but I'm not an authority on them so I went along
> with it. Green's had some wonderful little sausage rolls; I don't
> remember what they called them.

Sausage Rolls, probably.

>The sweet ones were call kolaches and were round with a depressed
>center with a little bit of filling. Not the square things with
>turned up corners that were sold at the kolache shack in Temple.

Yup. Both ways. Mom made hers with the filling enclosed. I've seen
the other kind with a dollop of filling on top. Often dusted with
powdered sugar upon serving.

> Do you have a good recipe for the dough? I found a link with fillings
> that look authentic, and the dough has eggs and milk in it like I was
> pretty sure it would -- but mashed potatoes?

Possibly. That would make for a more tender dough, I think. I can come
up with dough recipes but I'm too tired right now. I think Mom just
used a pretty basic sweet dough.

> http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/misc/kolaches.html

The fillings look good.

> Bob
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 11-29-04; Sam I Am!
birthday telling; Thanksgiving 2004; Fanfare, Maestro, please.
"Are we going to measure or are we going to cook?" -Food writer
Mimi Sheraton

In article >, zxcvbob
> wrote:

> That's what I thought, but I'm not an authority on them so I went along
> with it. Green's had some wonderful little sausage rolls; I don't
> remember what they called them.

Sausage Rolls, probably.

>The sweet ones were call kolaches and were round with a depressed
>center with a little bit of filling. Not the square things with
>turned up corners that were sold at the kolache shack in Temple.

Yup. Both ways. Mom made hers with the filling enclosed. I've seen
the other kind with a dollop of filling on top. Often dusted with
powdered sugar upon serving.

> Do you have a good recipe for the dough? I found a link with fillings
> that look authentic, and the dough has eggs and milk in it like I was
> pretty sure it would -- but mashed potatoes?

Possibly. That would make for a more tender dough, I think. I can come
up with dough recipes but I'm too tired right now. I think Mom just
used a pretty basic sweet dough.

> http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/misc/kolaches.html

The fillings look good.

> Bob
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 11-29-04; Sam I Am!
birthday telling; Thanksgiving 2004; Fanfare, Maestro, please.
"Are we going to measure or are we going to cook?" -Food writer
Mimi Sheraton

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "MareCat"
> > wrote:
>
> > Kolaches are very popular in central/southeast Texas (not sure where
> > else in TX, since I live in the Houston area), because of the German
> > and Czech influence. If you're not familiar with kolaches (some
> > people have no idea what they are), they're yummy dough things with
> > various savory fillings, like sausage or ham (with or without cheese)
> > and breakfast fillings (including Tex-Mex ingredients like chorizo,
> > jalapenos, and salsa). Kolaches may also have sweet fillings like
> > fruit or chocolate.
>
>
> Hooey, phooey, and ptooey!! Savory fillings have nothing to do with
> kolaches. Nic. Zero. Nada. Zip. Kolac (pronounced KOH-lotch) is
> just a sweet dough. Usually made into a fruit-filled bun. Sometimes
> just baked as a big ol' loaf of bread. Sausage? Ham? Chorizo? Jesus,
> Mary, and Joseph!! They might be filled buns, but to call them
> kolaches is an affront to the fine Slovaks and Czechs who've been making
> them forever. God help us. That whirring sound you hear is my mother
> spinning in her grave.

Well, that's Tejas for ya. Always doin' everything their own way... ;)

Hey, down here, they call "chili" that has beans in it "soup." And don't
even get me started on BBQ...

Mary

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "MareCat"
> > wrote:
>
> > Kolaches are very popular in central/southeast Texas (not sure where
> > else in TX, since I live in the Houston area), because of the German
> > and Czech influence. If you're not familiar with kolaches (some
> > people have no idea what they are), they're yummy dough things with
> > various savory fillings, like sausage or ham (with or without cheese)
> > and breakfast fillings (including Tex-Mex ingredients like chorizo,
> > jalapenos, and salsa). Kolaches may also have sweet fillings like
> > fruit or chocolate.
>
>
> Hooey, phooey, and ptooey!! Savory fillings have nothing to do with
> kolaches. Nic. Zero. Nada. Zip. Kolac (pronounced KOH-lotch) is
> just a sweet dough. Usually made into a fruit-filled bun. Sometimes
> just baked as a big ol' loaf of bread. Sausage? Ham? Chorizo? Jesus,
> Mary, and Joseph!! They might be filled buns, but to call them
> kolaches is an affront to the fine Slovaks and Czechs who've been making
> them forever. God help us. That whirring sound you hear is my mother
> spinning in her grave.

Well, that's Tejas for ya. Always doin' everything their own way... ;)

Hey, down here, they call "chili" that has beans in it "soup." And don't
even get me started on BBQ...

Mary