The Czech kolache is a soft butter-and-yeast pastry round with a filled well in the center, traditionally loaded with apricot jam, poppy seed paste, or sweet cottage cheese. Omaha's Czech-heritage bakeries still make them daily, with the Lithuanian Bakery on South 33rd Avenue producing the most traditional version in the city.

Where to eat Czech Kolache in Omaha

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  • Lithuanian Bakery and Cafe

    Order Dark rye sourdough and Lithuanian pastries

    The Lithuanian Bakery on Pacific carries one of few surviving Baltic baking traditions in the Great Plains, with dark rye sourdough and Lithuanian pastries.

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  • Orsi's Italian Bakery and Pizzeria

    Order Brick-oven pizza slice or a fresh Italian loaf: both made the same way since the original family opened.

    Orsi's on Pacific Street has been a Little Bohemia institution since the early 1900s, baking Italian bread and selling brick-oven pizza by the slice.

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Make it at home

Serves 12

Ingredients

  • For dough: 500g plain flour, 7g active dry yeast, 120ml warm milk, 120ml sour cream, 115g butter softened, 80g sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp salt
  • For apricot filling: 300g dried apricots, 80g sugar, 120ml water
  • For poppy seed filling: 200g poppy seeds ground, 80g honey, 60ml milk, zest of 1 lemon

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