Sourdough Kolaches are yeasted thumbprint cookie with pumpkin butter and topped with a streusel are a fun sourdough dessert recipe to make!
I won’t lie, until this month I had no idea what a kolache was! But I am so glad that I was introduced to this delicious pastry. For those who don’t know, a kolache is kind of like a yeasted thumbprint cookie with a streusel on top (you can also read more about their fun history here). Kolaches have a strong Czech heritage but have cropped up big time in Texas. They seem to take on different shapes, sometimes sweet, sometimes savory – there just is no ending to what a kolache can do!
This dough was super fantastic to work with (a little sticky, but also very easy). I whipped these bad boys out while Ladybug was in preschool and while Munchkin was still sleeping in her carseat (yes, I moved it into the house!). I decided to make some spiced pumpkin butter to add to these, topped half with the recommended streusel, and I topped the other half with some candied pecans I had on hand. Both were yummy!
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Sourdough Kolaches with Spiced Pumpkin Butter
These yeasted thumbprint cookie with pumpkin butter and topped with a streusel are a fun sourdough dessert recipe to make!
Ingredients
Kolaches
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup starter
- 2 eggs
- 3-4 cups flour (or more, if your dough is still really wet)
Pumpkin Butter
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree
- 1/2 + 1/8 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup apple cider
- 1 TBSP lemon juice (from half a lemon)
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp salt
Streusel
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/6 cup butter, melted
Instructions
Kolaches
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together the sour cream, sugar, melted butter, eggs and starter.
- Add in the salt and slowly add in the flour, 1/2 cup at a time until the dough comes together and is smooth and firm but still slightly sticky.
- Cover the dough and place in the refrigerator overnight.
- In the morning, divide the dough into 20 balls, roughly about the size of golf balls.
- Place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper and flatten slightly.
- Let rise for 10 minutes.
- Using floured fingers, make an indentation in the dough (don't be stingy, here, you want to make sure the indent stays when the dough bakes).
- Fill the indents with roughly 1 TBSP of Spiced Pumpkin Butter (See Below) and top with a little bit of streusel.
- Allow to rise for 1 hour.
- Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.
- Allow to cool and Enjoy!
Streusel
- In a medium bowl, mix together the ingredients for the streusel until combined and sandy.
- Sprinkle over the filled kolaches before baking
Spiced Pumpkin Butter
- Combine all the ingredients in a large pot.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce heat.
- Cook, uncovered, for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thick.
- Cool and use!
- You can transfer these to jars and freeze for 6 months, or cover and store in a fridge for up to 1 week.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24 CookiesServing Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 346Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 209mgCarbohydrates: 60gFiber: 2gSugar: 10gProtein: 8g
(adapted from King Arthur Flour and Teenie Cakes)
Hi Jenni! Greetings from fellow daring baker from Czech Republic! Your koláče looks really pretty. 🙂 Here in Czech Republic we usually make these smaller ones with poppy seed/quark/walnut/plum jam fillings, it's nice to see the interesting unusual flavors made up by people from Texas and also other parts of the world, it is really inspiring for me. I can share some authentic old Czech recipes with you, if you would like to take a trip to the roots of these sourdough sweet treats sometimes. 🙂
Hi Karolina! Oh yes, I love authentic recipes! I would love to try a "real" version of these! 🙂
sorry for being late with my reply! so, send me a message to safarikova.karolina [at] gmail.com whenever you want and I will look up something for you! 🙂
I can't wait to try this version of kolache. Yours do look yummy, perfect for the season!
Yum, love your pumpkin version. Good on you for getting these done in between naps and preschool!
What a marvellous idea to put the streusel on top of the kolaches
Thumbs up for your version, I love it!
Have a lovely day
Lou
That pumpkin butter! Oh my!
Nice idea to use pumpkin butter!
You had me at pumpkin butter 🙂 These look outstanding. I'll be right over… 😉
Okay, I am going to buy pumpkins today to make purée *just* to make this filling!!! Yum!!!
G'day! Your recipe and photos look great Jenni, true!
Wish I could come through the screen and try one of these right now too!
Cheers! Joanne
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YES! Streusel! I want to try this!
Pumpkin butter– I have been using pumpkin in everything these days and now I have more inspiration. Thanks!
I love kolaches – whenever I travel to Texas, I make sure to go to The Kolache Shop and stock up 🙂
These look wonderful!
They look fantastic.
We love kolaches are our house too.