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    Plum Butter Filling – Czech Povidlová náplň

    Published: Mar 13, 2020 · Modified: Sep 3, 2021 by Petra Kupská

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    Plums are a very popular fruit in the Czech Republic. You can usually find at least one plum tree in every Czech garden. In autumn, a rich harvest is harvested, and plums are widely used to make plum jam.

    Czech švestková povidla - plum butter

    Plum jam is typically used to fill sweet kolace or buchty. To make them taste even better, various enhancing ingredients are added.

    Recipe

    švestková náplň plum butter filling

    Povidlová náplň – Plum butter filling

    „Povidlová náplň“, an easy spiced plum butter filling, tastes fantastic!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Author: Petra Kupská
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Czech
    Keyword: plum butter filling, švestková náplň

    Ingredients

    • ¾ cup (250 g) plum butter
    • 2 Tbsp rum
    • lemon zest
    • powdered sugar
    • pinch of ground star anyse - badyán optional

    Instructions

    • Cook the plum butter in pot. If it's too thick add some water and mix thorougly.
    • Add rum, lemon zest and sugar as needed.
    • If you have it, add a pinch of ground star anyse, it will make the filling smell delicious!
    • Let the filling cool down. Use it only after it cools down to room temperature.

    Notes

    TIP: Place it into a decorating bag, if you fill small spaces (kolache for instance).

    DISCLAIMER: Because I come from Central Europe, my recipes are based on metric units such as grams or milliliters. Check out how I convert metric units to the U.S. system:

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    Making plum butter filling - švestková náplň
    Czech kolache with plum butter filling

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    1. Ellen

      August 10, 2021 at 11:25 am

      5 stars
      I love trying jams and spreads from around the world, so when I found a glass of plum butter in my local supermarket, I was delighted! My first kolache made with plum butter filling were great, I can see why Czechs love this.

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      • Petra Kupská

        August 10, 2021 at 5:03 pm

        Hello Ellen, plum jam is really at the top of popularity when Czechs make kolache or buchty buns! A quick tip: adding a little rum to the powidl / lekvar makes them even more fragrant and tasty! 🙂

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