Kolachki (kolázzki, kolázz-polish, koláčé-words., Kolach, kolashe-Czech.) Is a common type of Christmas shortbread cookie in some European countries ( Czech Republic , Slovakia , Poland ), where each country has its own unique recipe for this cookie [ 1] . Kolobachki - shortbread cookies with jam, rolled into an envelope. There are many versions about the origin of this baking, but the most popular says that it first appeared in Poland . Cones can be round, square or diamond-shaped, and the dough can be puff or yeast. Here the site offers a Polish version of this baking.
| Kolachki | |
|---|---|
 Christmas balls in Poland | |
| Included in national cuisines | |
| polish | |
| Place of origin | countries of Central and Eastern Europe |
| Components | |
| The main | wheat flour, butter, vanillin, salt, sugar, jam, home-made cottage cheese (curd cheese or cream cheese in the original |
| Possible | powdered sugar, different types of marmalade, nuts, berries |
Content
Cooking
Kolobachki is a cookie, most often filled with jam or jam, which in Poland used to be traditionally prepared for Christmas , but now it can be baked or bought when you want. It is very popular in the Czech Republic , Croatia , Slovakia . True, in each of these regions of the globe there are peculiarities in its preparation.
Polish cones are made in the form of semi-envelopes, from which the filling joyfully peeks. Although the dough for these products does not contain a large number of components in its composition (for example, in the recipe you only need four ingredients: sour milk cheese, salt, wheat flour and butter), the cookies themselves turn out to be tender.
One of the peculiarities of the preparation of the sticks is that the dough must be aged in the refrigerator for at least five hours (and even better - eight). Therefore, experienced Polish housewives knead the dough for them in the evening, and start baking in the morning [2] .
Components:
Basic : wheat flour, butter, vanillin, salt, sugar, jam, home-made cottage cheese (curd cheese or cream cheese in the original recipe)
Possible : powdered sugar, marmalade, nuts, berries.
Cooking time : 30 min.
Etymology
Bells , bells , bells , bells [3] see.
It comes from praslav., From which, among other things, came: dr. kolach (Household), Ukrainian kolach, bulg. loaf “loaf”, serbohorov. kolach (rod. P. kolacha), Slovenian., Chakavsk. koláč, Czech, Slovak koláč "pie", polish. Kolosz “wheat cake, kalach”, V.-puddle. kоłаč, N.-puddles. kolas. Judging by the round shape, produced from * kolo (see wheel [4] ).
History
A type of baking, which is popular in Central and Eastern Europe, which is traditionally intended for a wedding ceremony [5] . Polish kolachki are traditionally baked for Christmas and often on weekends, but today they are eaten year-round. As a filling, it is customary to use any jam or jam according to the original recipe, fresh berries, nuts are also often added or jam is replaced with any kind of jam. Also, the originality of the Polish version of the recipe is that in this country they began to add soft cheese to the dough, which made cookies more tender and tastier. It is customary to serve koluchki for tea (less often - for coffee).