Kringla
- Ready In:
- 52mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
40
ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional) or 1/4 teaspoon cardamom (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup sour milk
directions
- 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.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Vino Girl
United States
My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank).
I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
Amber:
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Charlotte (May 27, 1992-June 1, 2009):
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Ashley: Adopted October 8, 1996 - Passed Away January 6, 2009
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