Blueberry Streusel Kolache
 
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This recipe is for a sweet yeast Czech roll kolache with fresh blueberry filling, topped with streusel crumbles and pearl sugar. From Phillip Fryman of SouthernFatty.com.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Czech
Serves: 12
Ingredients
Kolache Dough
  • 1 cup (240 g) milk, whole
  • 8 tablespoons (114 g) butter, unsalted, melted
  • 1 (50 g) egg, whole
  • 2 (40 g) eggs, yolks only
  • 4 cups (480 g) flour, all-purpose
  • ½ cup (100 g) sugar
  • 2¼ teaspoon yeast, instant dried
  • 1½ teaspoons salt
Blueberry Filling
  • 1 cup(200 g) blueberries
  • 2 tablespoons (25 g) sugar
  • 1 tablespoon (15 g) lemon juice, fresh
  • ½ tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon (3 g) cornstarch
Streusel Topping
  • ⅔ cup(80 g) flour
  • 3 tablespoons (45 g) butter, room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons (38 g) sugar
  • 1/34 teaspoons cinnamon, ground, optional
  • 1 pinch salt
Finishing
  • 1 (20 g) egg, yolk only
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • ¼ cup pearl sugar, optional
Instructions
Kolache Dough
  1. Warm milk and butter in small saucepan or by microwaving shortly (30 seconds or so) until it is at a temperature of 105-110 F.
  2. In a mixer bowl, combine the flour, instant yeast, sugar, and salt. Whisk together well.
  3. Whisk the eggs lightly and add to the dry mixture.
  4. Add the warmed milk. Mix on low speed to combine.
  5. With a dough hook attachment, mix on medium speed until just smooth, about 3-5 minutes.
  6. Transfer to a clean, lightly greased boil, cover with plastic wrap.
  7. Allow dough to double in size, generally 1-2 hours.
  8. Punch down dough.
  9. At this point. you have two options. You can let it rise again at room temperature until doubled, or refrigerate overnight for superior flavor. This is dependent on the amount of time you have to prepare the recipe.
  10. Punch down dough after it has doubled (whether at room temperature for an hour or chilled overnight).
Blueberry Filling
  1. Combine all ingredients in saucepan over medium heat until thickened. Cool completely.
Streusel Topping
  1. Mix streusel together, pressing with fingers to create chunky topping.
Kolache Dough (continued...)
  1. Split dough into 10-12 even portions. Roll dough into balls and place well-separated on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Allow several inches between.
  2. Press greased tablespoon into center of rounds to form an indentation.
  3. Lightly grease dough (spray works best for this). Cover gently with plastic wrap.
  4. Proof at room temperature until puffed and soft, about 45 minutes.
  5. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  6. Re-indent as needed gently.
  7. Whisk egg yolk and milk from finishing, brush dough lightly.
  8. Spoon a tablespoon of filling into indentation.
  9. Sprinkle with streusel and pearl sugar.
  10. Bake until golden, about 20-25 minutes.
  11. Cool and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1
Recipe by Southern FATTY at https://www.southernfatty.com/blueberry-streusel-kolaches/