Best 3 Grandma Skeets Prune Kolaches Recipes

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GRANDMA SKEET'S PRUNE KOLACHES



Grandma Skeet's Prune Kolaches image

This is a Czech Pastry my Grandma use to make with a homemade prune filling and streusel topping. I changed it a little so I could use the bread machine. They are worth the hard work!

Provided by SCOOBYVC

Categories     Bread     Yeast Bread Recipes

Time 2h50m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup warm water
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
3 cups bread flour
¼ cup white sugar
3 teaspoons bread machine yeast
2 cups pitted prunes
2 cups prune juice or water
¼ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
½ teaspoon ground cloves, or to taste
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 cup white sugar
½ cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Steps:

  • Place the warm water, salt, egg and 2 tablespoons butter in the pan of a bread machine. Add bread flour, and pour 1/4 cup sugar on the edge of the pan. Make a shallow hole in the flour and add the yeast. Close the lid, and set machine for the DOUGH cycle.
  • While the dough is mixing, combine the prunes, prune juice, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, cloves and lime juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, and simmer until prunes are soft and the sauce has thickened, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and blend in a mixer or food processor until smooth.
  • When the bread machine signals the end of the dough cycle, transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into 20 small egg-sized pieces. Cover with greased plastic wrap, and set aside for 10 minutes.
  • In a small bowl, mix together 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup flour. Stir in melted butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon to make a crumbly streusel.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
  • Shape the kolache dough into balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Press a shallow hole in the center of each one, and fill with prune filling. Top each of the kolaches with streusel. Let the kolaches rest until doubled in size, about 20 minutes.
  • Bake until the tops are lightly browned, 14 to 16 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 229.2 calories, Carbohydrate 48 g, Cholesterol 15.4 mg, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 139.1 mg, Sugar 26.6 g

GRANDMA'S GERMAN KOLACHES



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She called it "Kuchen", but, er, it isn't. She was Swedish and learned German dishes from her German MIL....maybe something got confused in the translation. Number of kolaches is just an estimate. Please read through the entire recipe before making.

Provided by Debbie R.

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 3h30m

Yield 50 kolaches

Number Of Ingredients 10

5 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups water
2 eggs
dried prunes or canned apricot filling
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

  • Mix 2 cups of flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, yeast, and salt. Add 1.5 cups of hot water (but not boiling). Beat this and then add eggs, mixing. Add the other 3 cups of flour.
  • Knead until smooth and satiny, about 8 to 10 minutes. Form into a ball.
  • Lightly grease a large bowl (at least twice as large as your ball of dough). Put the dough round side down in the greased bowl, then turn over so that the greased side is up. Cover with a slightly damp towel. Put in a warm place (or as warm as you have in the winter, but not a lit oven). Let it rise until doubled, about 75 minutes. You don't want to leave the dough too long, however. Dough can actually over-rise.
  • Punch down the dough. Reshape into a ball. Recover bowl. Let rise till double. It should take less time this time around, but it varies -- maybe 45 - 60 minutes. All of these rises can take longer if your house is cold.
  • If using a prune filling, simmer them with some water until soft; mash thoroughly. Let cool.
  • If desiring an apricot filling but not having access to canned Solo filling, you can make it out of dried apricots. Snip 3/4 cups of dried apricots into small pieces. Simmer,covered, with 1-1/2 cups water for 10 minutes. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes more. Stir in 2 tablespoons of sugar. Let cool before using.
  • Pinch off balls of dough about 1.5 inches in diameter. Pat out into a circle. Put a spoonful of filling inside. Fold over and seal. Put in pan. Parchment-lined cookie sheets work well. The recipe doesn't say it, but I'd leave some room between them because they'll grow during the next rise -- yep, let rise again. This rise should be 45 - 60 minutes.
  • Make topping: crumble together 1.25 cups flour, sugar and butter.
  • Make a groove in the center of each and put on a big pinch of topping. Bake at 350°F until nicely golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
  • NOTE: This is how my recipe card reads; however, I swear that I remember her making them the following way. Pinch off the ball of dough. Make an indentation in it. Fill with a spoonful of the filling. Sprinkle topping on it before baking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 80.2, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 9.7, Sodium 76.4, Carbohydrate 16.1, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 4, Protein 2

GRANDMA SKEET'S PRUNE KOLACHES



Grandma Skeet's Prune Kolaches image

This is a Czech Pastry my Grandma use to make with a homemade prune filling and streusel topping. I changed it a little so I could use the bread machine. They are worth the hard work!

Provided by SCOOBYVC

Categories     Yeast Bread

Time 2h50m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup warm water
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
3 cups bread flour
¼ cup white sugar
3 teaspoons bread machine yeast
2 cups pitted prunes
2 cups prune juice or water
¼ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
½ teaspoon ground cloves, or to taste
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 cup white sugar
½ cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Steps:

  • Place the warm water, salt, egg and 2 tablespoons butter in the pan of a bread machine. Add bread flour, and pour 1/4 cup sugar on the edge of the pan. Make a shallow hole in the flour and add the yeast. Close the lid, and set machine for the DOUGH cycle.
  • While the dough is mixing, combine the prunes, prune juice, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, cloves and lime juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, and simmer until prunes are soft and the sauce has thickened, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and blend in a mixer or food processor until smooth.
  • When the bread machine signals the end of the dough cycle, transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into 20 small egg-sized pieces. Cover with greased plastic wrap, and set aside for 10 minutes.
  • In a small bowl, mix together 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup flour. Stir in melted butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon to make a crumbly streusel.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
  • Shape the kolache dough into balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Press a shallow hole in the center of each one, and fill with prune filling. Top each of the kolaches with streusel. Let the kolaches rest until doubled in size, about 20 minutes.
  • Bake until the tops are lightly browned, 14 to 16 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 229.2 calories, Carbohydrate 48 g, Cholesterol 15.4 mg, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 139.1 mg, Sugar 26.6 g

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