Hruska's Kolaches (Salt Lake City, Utah) | Influencer Restaurant Review by Guy Fieri

AI-Generated Summary: Guy Fieri’s Hruska’s Kolaches Restaurant Review Video

In this episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri heads to Hruska Kolaches in Salt Lake City, Utah, a family-run spot created by three siblings from Houston with a Czech background. Missing their favorite Texan-Czech dish, kolaches, they decided to bring the tradition to Utah.

Savory Kolaches (Sausage and Gravy):

• Dough:
  • Made using a variation of their great-grandmother’s recipe, featuring whole milk, melted butter and margarine, all-purpose and high-gluten flour, sugar, salt, and egg yolks.
  • The dough is light, yeasty, and melts in your mouth.
• Sausage Gravy Filling:
  • Ground pork and beef mixed with fresh-cut sage, onion powder, garlic, salt, and pepper.
  • The gravy is made by cooking the sausage with flour and milk until thickened.
  • The filling is stuffed generously into the kolache dough, which is then baked for 20 minutes.
• Tasting:
  • Fieri loves the tender, flavorful sausage and gravy filling, noting the depth of flavor and how satisfying it is as a full meal.
  • The dough is praised for being light yet hearty, providing a perfect balance with the rich, savory filling.

Sweet Kolaches (Raspberry Cream Cheese):

• Raspberry Filling:
  • Made from a mix of lemon concentrate, apple concentrate, crushed raspberries, sugar, and clear gel (a cornstarch-like thickener).
  • The filling is tart and sweet, creating a balanced flavor.
• Cream Cheese Filling:
  • A blend of cream cheese, sugar, egg yolks, and cottage cheese, creating a creamy and slightly tangy filling.
  • The filling pairs beautifully with the raspberry, providing a contrast between the sour and sweet.
• Tasting:
  • Fieri appreciates the delicate balance of flavors, calling the pastry “mature” with its light texture and the perfect union of raspberry and cream cheese.
  • He highlights how the kolache achieves a “Heavenly Union” of flavors, with the crust offering great texture and the fillings complementing each other perfectly.

Fieri loves the kolaches at Hruska Kolaches, praising the high-quality ingredients, variety, and the creativity behind the fillings. He also admires the owners’ dedication to preserving a family tradition and offering something new to Salt Lake City. Fieri notes the fun atmosphere of the place, filled with delicious food and good humor.

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