**Kringla: A Taste of Norway's Rich Baking Tradition**
Kringla, a traditional Norwegian pastry, is a delectable treat that captures the essence of Norway's rich baking heritage. This ring-shaped pastry is characterized by its flaky layers, sweet filling, and unique flavor profile. Kringla comes in various forms, each with its distinct taste and appearance. From the classic almond kringla, filled with a sweet almond paste, to the cardamom kringla, infused with the warm aroma of cardamom, this pastry offers a diverse range of flavors to tantalize your taste buds.
In this article, we present a collection of kringla recipes that showcase the versatility of this Norwegian delicacy. Whether you prefer a traditional almond filling or crave the nutty flavor of pecan, these recipes provide step-by-step instructions to guide you in creating your own homemade kringla. Discover the secrets behind the perfect flaky pastry, learn how to craft intricate designs, and explore the art of shaping this iconic Norwegian treat.
Embark on a culinary journey through Norway's baking traditions and create a kringla that will impress your family and friends. From the classic almond kringla to the innovative pecan kringla, these recipes offer a delightful variety of flavors and textures that will leave you craving more.
KRINGLA COOKIES
Provided by LittleFamilyAdventure.com
Time 44m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine sugar, egg, and sour cream.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the cream mixture and combine completely. Dough will be a little sticky.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Divide dough in half and return 1/2 to refrigerator.
- On a floured surface, form dough into a 18" long roll with your hands.
- Cut off a narrow (1/2" more or less) slice of dough. Roll lightly with hands on lightly floured board into a pencil width strip about 7-8" long.
- Create a figure 8 and pinch the ends together to fasten securely.
- Place on lightly greased baking sheet or one topped with a silicone baking mat. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake 8-9 minutes or until just barely lightly golden.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 87 calories, Carbohydrate 15 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 11 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 3 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 69 grams sodium, Sugar 7 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 1 grams unsaturated fat
NEXT DOOR LADY'S KRINGLA (NORWEGIAN)
The wonderful elderly lady next door while I was growing up would always bake these for her grandchildren and bake extra for me. The heavenly scent of it cooking would fill the house and make my mouth water. Getting these baked well takes a lot of practice, but it's well worth it!
Provided by Cerulean
Categories Breakfast
Time P2DT12m
Yield 24-36 pastries
Number Of Ingredients 9
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.
KRINGLA
These easy Kringla cookies are a traditional Scandinavian family favorite that's perfect for Christmas, or any time of year! With just a few easy ingredients and no special equipment needed, you'll have the softest, most pillowy cookies that you and your family will adore!
Provided by Angela
Categories Christmas Cookies cookies Cookies & Bars Recipes
Time P1DT6m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Start the night before by mixing together the heavy cream and sour cream in a small bowl. Whisk until smooth, then cover with cling film and refrigerate.
- When ready to start, set the cream mixture out to room temperature. Next, preheat your oven to 475°F (246°C) and line your baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In a large bowl cream together the sugar, shortening, and egg yolk.
- Stir in the vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into the cream mixture then transfer the wet ingredients into the creamed sugar. Mix until well combined. Add the flour until completely incorporated into the dough, which should be sticky when done. *You can chill the dough for an hour before handling it to make the next step easier if desired.
- Since the dough is sticky, use a well-floured surface to roll the dough out onto. Pull off roughly 1 1/2-inch ball-shaped portions of the dough and roll them in the flour to coat all sides. Then move them to the side of your working surface where there is less flour and roll them out to a rope shape (approximately 8-9 inches long). Shape the rope into an '8' or 'infinity sign' or fold over like a pretzel shape, or you can also shape them into round coils - but these take longer to bake.
- Place each shaped dough piece onto your prepared baking sheets then bake for 5-6 minutes, or until the bottom just begins to turn a light golden color. *Depending on the thickness of the 'ropes', the cooking time can be longer.
- Remove from the oven when done and allow to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 165 kcal, Carbohydrate 24 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 26 mg, Sodium 82 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 11 g, UnsaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 serving
NORWEGIAN KRINGLAS
These are a mix between a cake and a cookie and not too sweet. The recipe came from my grandmother and everyone seems to love these... she always had them on hand when we came to visit.
Provided by Cyrene
Categories Dessert
Time 8h8m
Yield 36-48 depending on size
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix together the sugar, margarine or butter, and egg.
- Add buttermilk.
- Add the rest of ingredients.
- Cover and chill overnight.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- On floured surface, roll out dough to length of 12" and width of about 1/2" (resembling a pencil).
- On ungreased baking sheets, shape into figure 8's.
- Bake for 7-10 minutes or until just barely golden.
- Remove to wire racks.
- Brush with milk or cream while still hot.
- Store in airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 91.4, Fat 2.8, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 6.2, Sodium 131.3, Carbohydrate 14.8, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 5.9, Protein 1.6
KRINGLA
Make and share this Kringla recipe from Food.com.
Provided by pammyowl
Categories Dessert
Time 26m
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 9
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
A wonderful Norwegian cookie recipe given to me by an old army buddy, these are fluffy and melt in your mouth delicious.
Provided by MBPG
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Scandinavian
Time P1DT1h5m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 9
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.6 calories, Carbohydrate 23.8 g, Cholesterol 26.3 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 91.9 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
GRANDMA'S NORWEGIAN KRINGLA
I have not tried this recipe. I got this recipe from Obesity Help. This recipe was posted by mehelga.
Provided by internetnut
Categories Dessert
Time 25m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
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.
Tips:
- Use a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment to make the dough. This will help to ensure that the dough is properly mixed and kneaded.
- Be sure to chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. This will help to make the dough easier to work with and will prevent it from sticking to your hands.
- When rolling out the dough, be sure to use a light touch. Do not press down too hard, or you will end up with a tough kringla.
- Be generous with the almond paste filling. The more filling you use, the better your kringla will taste.
- Bake the kringla until it is golden brown on top. This will ensure that the kringla is cooked through.
Conclusion:
Kringla is a delicious and festive pastry that is perfect for any occasion. With its flaky crust, sweet almond paste filling, and beautiful braided shape, kringla is sure to impress your family and friends. So next time you are looking for a special treat, be sure to try making kringla. You won't be disappointed!
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