Norwegian Kringlas Food

KRINGLA COOKIES

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.

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.

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.

NORWEGIAN KRINGLAS

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.

KRINGLAS

Steps:

• Mix together sour cream, sugar, shortening, and half of the buttermilk.
• Dissolve baking soda in other half of buttermilk and add it to sour cream mixture.
• In a separate bowl mix flour, salt and baking powder.
• Mix flour mixture to sour cream mixture one half cup at a time.
• Add vanilla.
• Refrigerate dough until cold.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Coat hands with flour and 1 tablespoon at a time roll dough into a ball, then into a long strip (like a snake), then shape strip into a figure eights.
• Place figure eights on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Bake for 8 - 10 minutes.

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.

SWEDISH KRINGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To make the dough cut 1/2 cup butter into 1 cup flour using a knife or pastry blender. Add water as needed and mix until crumbly, leaving pea-sized chunks. On a floured surface roll the dough out to 3 or 4 inches in width. Place on a rectangular cookie sheet.
• In a small saucepan over high heat, bring 1 cup water and 1/2 cup butter to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in flour; mix until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in 1 teaspoon almond extract. Spread filling over dough.
• Bake in preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes. The pastry will fall a little as it cools.
• Meanwhile, combine confectioners' sugar, cream, 1 tablespoon butter and 1 teaspoon almond extract. Spread icing over pastry as soon as it's removed from the oven.

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.

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.