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- From: Erik N Kargard <dugo@netcom.com>
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Danish Kringla
- Date: 19 May 1994 16:18:14 -0400
- Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
- Message-ID: <2rghi6$ca0@s.ms.uky.edu>
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- This recipe is copied from the Danish Sisterhood Treasures
- cookbook. If anyone wants any other Danish recipes let me know.
-
- Danish Pastry
- Wiener Kringle
-
- 3 pkg. active dry yeast
- 3/4 c. warm (not hot) water
- 2 eggs
- 7 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
- 1-1/4 c milk
- 6 c. sifted enriched all purpose flour
- 3/4 lb. butter or margarine
- 1-1/2 c. jam or seedless raisins or 3 c. almond paste
- About 3/4 c. crushed lump sugar
- About 3/4 c. chopped nuts
-
- Sprinkle dry yeast on water; stir until dissolved. In large bowl,
- beat eggs with hand beater until foamy; set aside 2 Tbsp.; Add sugar
- to eggs; beat until thick. Stir in yeast, cardamom and milk. Then
- stir in 5 c. flour, mixing with hands, if necessary. On large
- floured board, roll out dough into 18 X 12 inch rectangle. With
- knife or cheesecutter, cut 1/4 lb of butter into thin slices;
- place on half of dough; fold other half on top. Using palms of
- hands, firmly press down on dough, turning it on board as necessary,
- until another rectangle is formed. Repeat with second 1/4 lb of
- butter; then repeat again with last 1/4 lb of butter. Now, sprinkling
- board and hands with flour as necessary, continue folding and pressing
- dough with hands until all the butter has been worked in and no specks
- of yellow are showing. (This is easier if, every now and then, you
- roll out dough with rolling pin into a large rectangle; fold in
- quarters; and press out again.)
-
- Now divide dough into thirds. Gently pull one third into a rope about
- 34 inches long. On greased 17 X 14 inch cookie sheet, place rope in
- circle, with ends 2 inches apart. With palm of hand, flatten dough
- to form collar about 4 inches wide. Down center of collar, spoon
- 1/2 c. jam or raisins, or spread 1 c. almond paste. Pull one edge of
- collar up over jam; moisten with water; pull other edge up on top;
- press gently to seal.
-
- Carefully form collar into pretzel shape. Make 2 more "pretzels" with
- rest of dough. Brush top of each with reserved beaten egg; sprinkle
- with crushed sugar and nuts; press into dough. Let rise in warm place
- (80 to 85 F) until double in bulk. Bake at 425 F 20 minutes, or until
- brown. Brush with melted butter; cool on cake rack.
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- Marguerite B. Christensen
- Lodge 84
- Newark, New Jersey
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- (I have no idea who she is. She is the person who is given credit for
- the recipe)
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- dugo@netcom.com
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