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Cheese Kolacky

A Czech pastry filled with cream cheese, cottage cheese, and egg yolks.

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Why it works: Cream cheese and cottage cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 77 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cheese Kolacky

Oven375 degrees
Time10-15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the filling

  1. Combine all ingredients of cheese filling.

  2. Blend in food processor.

  3. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Make the dough

  1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.

  2. In a large bowl, combine flour and salt, cut in butter until crumbly.

  3. Stir in yeast, eggs, and whipping cream.

  4. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.

  5. Knead until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.

  6. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning greased side up.

  7. Cover dough.

  8. Refrigerate until firm, 6 hours or overnight.

Shape and bake

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.

  2. Roll out dough on sugared or floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness.

  3. Cut dough into 2 1/2 inch squares.

  4. Spoon 1 tsp. of cheese filling into center of each square.

  5. Bring two opposite corners to center, pinch to seal.

  6. Wet fingertips with a little bit of water.

  7. Fold sealed tip to one side, pinch to seal.

  8. Place pastries 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

  9. Bake 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1057Calories
40 gProtein
47 gFat
114 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cream cheese + cottage cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together77 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Cheese + cottage cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together126 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Cheese + cream cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Butter + cream cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Active dry yeast
Ferments the dough so it rises and becomes light and airy.
All-purpose flour
Provides the gluten structure that gives the dough its shape and chew.
Butter
Adds richness and tenderness by coating flour and shortening the gluten network.
Eggs
Add structure, richness and color to the dough.
Whipping cream
Adds fat and moisture, making the dough tender and rich.
Cream cheese
Gives the filling its creamy body and tangy flavor.

The step that matters

Refrigerate until firm, 6 hours or overnight. Cold dough is firm enough to roll and cut cleanly. Chilling also firms the butter so the pastry bakes flaky rather than greasy or spread out.

Swap the vanilla

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, butter, egg, cream, cheese, cream cheese, cottage cheese):

  1. Strawberryfits about as well
  2. Vanillathe original
  3. Pineapplefits about as well
  4. Bananafits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, butter, egg, cream, cheese, cream cheese, cottage cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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