Kolache Factory Offers Pastries, Coffee at New McKinney Location

Kolache Factory offers pastries, coffee at new McKinney location

The business offers kolaches, a Czech pastry that features sweet or savory fillings in a semi-sweet dough, according to its website.

Can Kolaches Be Bigger Than Texas?

In parts of Texas, a kolache is about as common as a donut — but it’s relatively unknown outside the Lone Star State. The kolache is a traditional Czech pastry made with a sweetened, yeasty dough and filled with either fruit, cheese or sausage. It got a foothold in Texas after a wave of Czech immigrants came to the state more than a century ago. This week, Alexa Lim, a producer on The Atlas Obscura Podcast, explores the Kolache Triangle, an area…