Best Kringla Recipes

GRANDMA'S NORWEGIAN KRINGLA

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and vanilla. Put the soda in the sour milk and sour cream. Add to the egg mixture. Add the sifted dry ingredients.
• Chill well. Roll in long rolls and form into bows or pretzel shapes.
• Bake in a hot oven, 450 degrees, until light brown or paler if you like.

KRINGLA (DANISH PUFF PASTRY)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. To make the crust, cut the butter into the flour. Sprinkle with water and form into a dough. Shape into two 3" by 12" strips on an ungreased baking sheet.
• To make the topping, heat the butter and water to a full rolling boil in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and stir in flour and almond extract. Return to low heat and stir vigorously until it forms a ball (about 1 minute). Remove from heat and beat in eggs.
• Divide the topping in half and spread over crusts. Bake for 1 hour until brown and crispy.
• While the kringla is baking, make the icing. Sift the powdered sugar. Stir in milk and vanilla until smooth.
• After the pastries have cooled, top with the icing and let it set. When the icing has set, cut into strips.

GRANDMA RUTH'S KRINGLA

Steps:

• Mix sour cream, buttermilk, heavy cream, and sugar well. Add the vanilla. (May substitute 2 teaspoons vanilla and 3/4 tsp nutmeg; or 2 teaspoons vanilla and 1 teaspoons almond flavoring.).
• Sift flour with baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix into the cream mixture, blend well.
• Chill overnight, covered, or until easy to handle. Roll into the size of a pencil, then shape into a pretzel shape or figure-8's.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes or until golden.

KRINGLA SWEDISH WREATHS

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar and egg yolks. Blend in the flour. Gather the dough into a ball and chill. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Break off small pieces and roll out a piece about 5 inches long and 1/3-inch thick. Form into a circle and twist or knot the ends. Continue until all the dough has been used. Brush each cookie with egg wash, sprinkle with parl sukkar (pearl sugar) and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until just set, not browned.
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NEXT DOOR LADY'S KRINGLA (NORWEGIAN)

Steps:

• Beat all the liquids together well in a large bowl.
• Mix the dry ingredients together well in a medium bowl.
• Add dry ingredients to liquids.
• Then add either the vanilla or lemon extract.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Set oven to preheat at 400 degrees.
• The dough is very sticky.
• Using a tablespoon, scoop out about a'golf ball size' spoonful of dough.
• Having your counter or bread board covered with flour (it takes quite a bit to avoid having it stick -- ), drop the spoonful onto the flour and roll it enough to get all the outside coated with a thin film of flour.
• Then roll the dough like a thin (1/2" thick or slightly less) rope.
• Putting the rope on your pre-greased cookie sheet, twist the ends over one another one time.
• Bring the loop at the top down over the twisted ends.
• That should make the shape you want (a figure eight shape).
• Put about 12 on each cookie sheet, and begin baking.
• Put the first cookie sheet on the lower (not at the lowest level, though) rack in your oven.
• Bake for 6 minutes (be exact -- she set a timer!) then transfer that sheet to the top rack of your oven (if you have an electric oven with the broiler on top, don't put them very close to the heat).
• Bake another 6 minutes (exact -- ) and take them out.
• They should be lightly browned on both the top and the bottom, if you have the correct temperature in your oven.

EGGNOG KRINGLA COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl combine flour, baking powder and soda, and nutmeg. Set aside.
• In a large bowl beat butter and sugar till fluffy. Add egg and beat well.
• To the butter/sugar/egg mixture, stir in half of egg nog. Then stir in half of flour mixture. Stir in remaining eggnog and then flour mixture. It will be very stiff.
• Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• To make them quickly, drop them by small spoonfuls on a baking sheet. To make them in the traditional manner: Working with 1/3 of dough at time (keep the rest of the dough chilled), separate dough into 1-inch balls and roll between floured hands into a pencil-like shape, about as long as your hand. On a baking sheet loop one end over the other to form an oval with two ends overlapping (to look like the Christian fish).
• Bake at 350 for 8-12 minutes before edges brown. They won't look done, but they are.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg and powdered sugar.

NORWEGIAN FIGURE-8 CAKES KRINGLA

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in the warm water.
• Add 1 Tablespoon of the sugar and let stand until yeast foams, about 5 minutes.
• Add the remaining sugar, butter, cream, anise seed, and eggs.
• Beat well.
• Stir in the flour, 1 cup at a time, beating well to keep mixture smooth and satiny.
• All of the flour should be moistened.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours.
• Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease lightly.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface.
• Cut it into pieces the size of large walnut.
• Roll out to strands about 8 inches long.
• Twist into figure-8s.
• Place on baking sheets.
• Let rise 1 hour until puffy.
• Preheat oven to 400 F.
• Bake for 15 minutes until golden.
• Brush baked kringla with melted butter.
• These are best served just out of the oven.
• The Great Scandinavian Baking Book.

HOW TO COOK A NORWEGIAN COFFEE CAKE (KRINGLA) RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix vanilla and egg, beat until mixed. add the buttermilk and the baking soda; (i have used 7up®) and sift the dry ingredients into this. add the rest of the ingredients, mix well. put the container into the refrigerator chill over night.
• Take out and roll small pieces of the dough into long strips, then form them into a figure eight,(like a pretzel) put them back into the refrigerator for about an hour, when they have raised to approximately what looks to be the right hight. bake in a 450 degree f pre-heated oven for approximately 6 to 8 minutes, (may vary with the weather so keep an eye on them) but they should be a light brown before you remove them.
• Refrigeration is one of the keys of "kringla" making. they must be refrigerated in order for them to get the flavor, you could bake them without refrigeration but you lose a lot of the flavor. you can also use. a: oatmeal. b: raisins. c: whole wheat.

KRINGLA (SCANDINAVIAN COFFEE CAKE)

Steps:

• Beat eggs and sugar until very light.
• Add butter, raisins and citron.
• Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cardomom together three times and add to first mixture.
• Blend thoroughly.
• Divide dough in half.
• Shape into rings.
• Place on a buttered cookie sheet.
• Brush the tops with beaten eggs and sprinkle with sugar and finely chopped nuts.
• Bake at 350F until a golden brown, about 30 minutes.
• When cool, slice about 1 inch wide, as though slicing bread.

KRINGLA

Steps:

• 1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the sour cream, sugar, egg yolks, and salt. Beat vigorously with the whip attachment. (If you have one of the new whipping paddles that has a scraper blade, this works really well with this step.)
• 2. Add the baking powder and baking soda and beat until everything is well incorporated.
• 3. Add the flour (enough for a soft dough, but not sticky). At this point, remove the bowl from the mixer and continue to add the flour manually. Using a wooden spoon will help in adding the flour.
• 4. Remove the dough from the mixer and place on a sheet of plastic wrap. Wrap the plastic around the dough and refrigerate for at least one hour.
• 5. When you are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• 6. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and open the plastic wrap but DO NOT remove the dough from the plastic wrap.
• 7. Pinch off a piece of dough and roll it into a long pencil shape.
• 8. Shape the dough into a figure eight.
• 9. Using cooking spray, coat a cookie sheet or tin.
• 10. Place the figure eights on the oiled sheet.
• 11. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until the Kringla are lightly brown on top (this will depend on how hot your oven is). Note: You may wish to re-cover the dough and set it in the refrigerator while the first batch bakes...this will prevent the dough from becoming sticky or dried out as you work with it.
• 12. Remove the pastries from the oven and lift each one from the pan to a cooling rack.
• 13. You may serve these right away with butter and/or jam and preserves.
• 14. Store the Kringla in an airtight container. These will keep for several days if they last that long.
• 15. These make a good breakfast or anytime treat!

KRINGLA

Steps:

• Divide dough into thirds, keep dough you are not working with back in refrigerator For each 1/3 of overall dough, make 12 balls, roll ball into 'snakes' about the length of a kitchen knife make 'figure 8' shape when placing on pan Brush top with water before baking to keep them soft Some folks sprinkle with sugar before baking They must brown on bottom so nothing on pan, Mom used to peak lifting some with a spatula to see if they were browning, hard to tell doneness otherwise... golden brown and delicious Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 min

KRINGLA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together sugar and oil. Add 1/2 cup of the buttermilk, the egg yolks, and vanilla. Whisk until batter is smooth. Add the remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk and the baking soda; stir just until combined. Stir together 1 cup of the flour and the baking powder; add to buttermilk mixture. Whisk until smooth. Gradually add the remaining flour, stirring until well mixed. Cover and chill dough for 4 to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, drop 1 rounded tablespoon of the dough; roll into a 9- to 10-inch-long rope. About 1 inch from ends, cross one end of the rope over the other end of the rope to form an oval. Lift ends across to opposite side of circle; press to seal. Repeat with remaining dough. Place cookies about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake about 6 minutes or just until starting to brown. Remove from cookie sheet and place on a clean kitchen towel; cover with another clean kitchen towel. Cool completely. To serve, sprinkle tops of cookies with powdered sugar.
• Note; You can use other flavors of extract, such as almond, lemon, orange, anise, whatever you like! This is the basic recipe, so play with it!

KRINGLA II

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the heavy cream and sour cream. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Let the sour cream mixture come to room temperature. It should take about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix the sugar, shortening, and egg yolk together using an electric mixer. Stir the vanilla and baking soda into the sour cream mixture. Stir the sour cream mixture into the bowl with the sugar and shortening until well blended. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the batter until fully incorporated.
• Place the dough on a well-floured surface, as the dough will be sticky. Use ping pong ball sized pieces of dough, and roll out into an 8 or 9 inch rope. Form into a 'lazy eight' or 'infinity sign', and pinch the ends together. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 5 minutes in the preheated oven, or until slightly brown. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container. Store at room temperature for up to 5 days, or 1 month in the freezer.

KRINGLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease or line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine the sugar, beaten egg and sour cream together. Mix in the flour, baking soda and salt. Blend thoroughly.
• Divide dough in half and form each half into a long roll. (Note: If your kitchen is warm, keep the half of dough you're not working with in the refrigerator.)
• Cut off a narrow slice of dough. Roll lightly with hands on lightly floured board into pencil-like strip about 7 inches long. Form into a figure "8" , and pinch ends together. Place on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.

LINDA MADSEN'S KRINGLA

Steps:

• Combine sugar and sour cream.
• Mix together buttermilk and HEAPING teaspoons of soda, then add to sugar/sour cream mixture.
• Combine flour and salt. Stir into above combined ingredients. Mix will be stiff and sticky.
• Drop about 1/3 onto floured surface. Sprinkle with flour on top of the dough, and flour rolling pin before rolling to a 10-inch rectangle.
• Using a floured pizza cutter cut 10- inch strips, 1/2 inch wide.
• Shape like a pretzel or a cursive "J". Repeat roll out steps as above with remaining 2/3 dough.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes until slightly browned or as preferred. Start on bottom oven shelf; move to top after 10 minutes; put another pan in bottom.

KRINGLA

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and, if desired nutmeg or cardamom; set aside.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat well. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, beating until well mixed. ( Dough will be soft and sticky.) cover and chill at least 5 hours or overnight or freeze for 3 to 4 hours.
• 3. Divide dough in half; return half to refrigerator. On a well-floured surface, roll into a 10x 5-inch rectangle. With a sharp knife, cut rectangle into twenty 5x1/2-inch strips. Place half of the strips on a baking sheet or tray and place in the refrigerator while shaping and baking the first 10 strips. roll each strip into a 10-inch long rope. Shape each rope into a loop, crossing 1-1/2 inches from ends. Twist rope at crossing point. Lift loop over to touch ends and seal, forming a pretzel shape. ( or fold each 10-inch-long rope in half and twist 3 times; seal ends.) Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 4. Bake in a 425 degre f oven 5 to 7 minutes or until cookie bottoms are light brown( tops will be pale). Repeat with remaining dough strips and dough. Serve warm with softened butter, if desired or serve cool. Makes 40 cookies.
• 5. NOTE: To make 1 cup sour milk, place 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar in a glass measuring cup. Add enough milk to make 1 cup total liquid; Stir, let stand for 5 minutes before using.

SCHOOL BREAD FROM KRINGLA BAKERI OG KAFE - EPCOT RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• School Bread Heat water and butter to 95 degrees. Mix flour, sugar, cardamom, yeast, and egg together for five minutes until dough is stiff. Form it like a ball and place in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let proof for 45 minutes, or until dough has doubled in size. Roll the dough out like a sausage and cut into five ounce pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and put them on a non-stick sheet pan and let them proof for 30 minutes. Bake for 15 minutes in 375 degree oven. Let cool. Mix powdered sugar and water (use small amounts until proper consistency is achieved) to make icing and place in shallow pan. Form hole in bread using finger. Dip bread in icing (hole side down) and sprinkle with shredded coconut. Using pastry bag, squeeze vanilla custard inside of hole and swirl at top for decoration. Custard In heavy saucepan bring milk to a boil. Set aside. In bowl, beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla until the mixture doubles by volume. Add the hot milk a few drops at a time to temper the eggs. Mix well after each addition. Place in metal mixing bowl and place over double boiler. Dissolve cornstarch in a little water and add in a thin stream while stirring constantly until it thickens to proper consistency. It must not boil. Cool by placing pan in ice bath.

KRINGLA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and, if desired, nutmeg or cardamom; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Add sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla and beat well.
• Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, beating until well mixed. (Dough will be soft and sticky.)
• Cover and chill at least 5 hours or overnight or freeze for 3 to 4 hours.
• Divide dough in half; return half to the refrigerator.
• On a well-floured surface, roll into a 10 x 5 inch rectangle.
• With a sharp knife, cut rectangle into twenty 5 x 1/2 inch strips.
• Place half of the strips on a baking sheet or tray and place in the refrigerator while shaping and baking the first 10 strips.
• Roll each strip into a 10 inch long rope.
• Shape each rope into a loop, crossing 1 1/2 inches from ends.
• Twist rope at crossing point.
• Lift loop over to touch ends and seal, forming a pretzel shape. (Or fold each 10-inch-long rope in half and twist 3 times; seal ends.)
• Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in a 425F oven 5 to 7 minutes or until cookie bottoms are light brown (tops will be pale).
• Remove from cookie sheets and cool slightly on wire racks.
• Repeat with remaining dough strips and dough.
• Serve warm with softened butter, if desired or serve cool.
• To Store: Place completely cooled cookies in layers separated by waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

GRANDMA'S NORWEGIAN KRINGLA

Steps:

• Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar together. Cut the melted butter into these dry ingredients. Combine the buttermilk and soda, and add to the mixture. Stir well and work with your hands forming it into a ball. Chill for 2-3 hours. On a floured cutting board or pastry cloth, roll a piece of dough the size of an egg into a long strip about 9 inches long and about a 1/2 inch in diameter. Twist the dough into a figure eight, with one circle smaller than the other. Fold the smaller circle over the larger one, and pinch the two loose ends to the circles. Lay on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes at 450°F until bottom is golden brown. Serve as soon as they're cool enough to handle. Spread with butter and serve with coffee. Store in tightly covered container. In camp I put the kringlas on an aluminum pizza pan and bake them in my 16-inch Dutch oven. In order to get the high heat required, I preheat the lid with about 35 briquets. I use about 12-14 briquets underneath and bake for about 12-14 minutes.