[mabarker1]

On the Northbound side of IH-35 in Texas.

The town of West — Osteen’s kolache stop — was one of the state’s Czech hubs. The town, approximately 76 miles from Dallas, bills itself dually as: “Czech Heritage Capital Texas” and “Home of the official kolache of the Texas Legislature.”

While you can find kolaches almost anywhere in the United States, outside of Texas, they remain most popular in areas where Czech immigrants settled, such as Nebraska, Wisconsin and Oklahoma.

But for generations, Texans have flocked to West, and especially to the Czech Stop, to satisfy their kolache cravings.

Barbara Schissler, one of the Czech Stop owners, said the range of kolache flavors has expanded as non-Czechs have discovered kolaches. Aside from the traditional kolache fillings — prune, poppy seed and cream cheese — the menu also includes pineapple, cherry and pineapple among others.

Link to Article.

I've got to call them later today and see if they will ship Me some now...

[FamiliarFace]

Thanks for the article. I’m pretty sure the place I went to was in Coppell. Sounds like they sold their business, but that the new owners learned how to make them. I believe I have my grandma’s recipe somewhere, not sure. I loved her apricot and prune ones best.

[ViLaLuz]

Ahhhh... how I love the Czech Stop in West. I hear they’ve remodeled and expanded after a driver accidently plowed his car through the front of the store