Kolaches are the most incredible pastries you've never heard of ... unless of course you're from Texas. Then you definitely know.

The sweet and savory buns are practically worshipped in The Lone Star State, where they're a cult favorite, sold everywhere from highway convenience stores to artisanal bakeries. The treats are a legend throughout the Southwest, but are still rather hard to find outside of Texas. Unless of course you've been to the fabulous Brooklyn Kolache in Clinton Hill. And now, a food truck called The Branded Bun is also serving exquisite kolaches on Long Island.

Husband-and-wife team Bruce Vatske and Lynda Buttner, a high-value insurance consultant, wanted to start a business into which they could retire, when they were introduced to the idea of kolaches as a franchisin

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