Kringle Recipe
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“Kringla” (which what my family recipe collection calls this recipe) seems to be a midwestern variation of “kringle,” which is the actual name. This kringle recipe has been around since at least the time my grandmother was a young housewife in Des Moines, Iowa, in the late 1940s. Where she got it before that, I don’t know!
Here is her kringle recipe passed down to my Mom then to me:
Kringle Recipe (Kringla – Norwegian)
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup of Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon of Baking Soda
- 3 cups of Flour
- 1/2 cup of Margarine (recipe says “oleo”) or Butter
- 1 cup of Buttermilk
- 2-1/2 teaspoons of Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon of Vanilla or a dash of Nutmeg
DIRECTIONS:
Cream together the sugar and margarine or butter (”oleo”), then add the egg and mix well. Sift together the baking soda, flour and baking powder and add to the sugar mixture, alternately, with the buttermilk. Add the vanilla or nutmeg and mix. Cover tightly and let rest overnight in the refrigerator.
Taking approximately 1 teaspoon at a time, roll the dough into a thin roll and make into a pretzel-like shape. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet in a pre-heated 475° oven until they are brown on the bottom. Place under broiler for approximately 1 minute (just until brown on top).
