Instructions

Step 1

Combine the apricots and 3⁄4 cup water in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the water is evaporated and apricots are plump. Add the sugar, lemon juice, and 1⁄4 cup water, and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened, 8-10 minutes; remove pan from heat and let cool. Spoon about 1 tbsp. filling into each kolache before baking.

Recipes

Apricot Kolache Filling

Name: Apricot Kolache Filling
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 16 Kolaches
Ingredients: 4 oz. dried apricots, finely chopped; ¾ cups sugar; ½ tsp. lemon juice

Serves
makes 16 Kolaches

ANDRÉ BARANOWSKI

We love Texas kolaches as much for their soft pastry as for the variety of sweet fillings. Click here for a strawberry kolache recipe.

Ingredients

4 oz. dried apricots, finely chopped
¾ cups sugar
½ tsp. lemon juice

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Instructions

Step 1

Combine the apricots and 3⁄4 cup water in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the water is evaporated and apricots are plump. Add the sugar, lemon juice, and 1⁄4 cup water, and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened, 8-10 minutes; remove pan from heat and let cool. Spoon about 1 tbsp. filling into each kolache before baking.