Kolaches

Kolache bakery, Caldwell, Texas

A sweet reminder of the old country, anyone who tastes a freshly baked kolache can recognize that more than apricots, apples or cottage cheese is wrapped inside the sugar-topped bread roll-- the main ingredient of this pastry is a love for tradition. This wedding pastry was traditionally baked weeks before a local ceremony then given as an invitation to the upcoming event.

Saying goodbye to their homeland, many Czechs immigrated to Texas in the mid-1800s in search of a more prosperous life, and today their descendents proudly pay homage to their forebearers each time they reach for a recipe for this tasty concoction.

Top Texas destinations for kolaches are West, Caldwell, and La Grange.