Grandma Ruths Kringla Recipes

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.

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.

GRANDMA RUTH'S KRINGLA

Steps:

• Mix sour cream, buttermilk, heavy cream, and sugar well. Add the vanilla. (May substitute 2 teaspoons vanilla and 3/4 tsp nutmeg; or 2 teaspoons vanilla and 1 teaspoons almond flavoring.).
• Sift flour with baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix into the cream mixture, blend well.
• Chill overnight, covered, or until easy to handle. Roll into the size of a pencil, then shape into a pretzel shape or figure-8's.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes or until golden.

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.

GRANDMA MAE'S NORWEGIAN KRINGLE RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• Cream together the sugar and butter, then add egg and vanilla mixing well. Sift together the flour, baking soda, nutmeg, and baking powder. Then combine with the creamed mixture alternating with the buttermilk. Cover tightly and allow to rest overnight at room temp. Preheat oven to 475. On floured work surface and with floured hands take a T of the dough and roll into a thin roll. (Dough will be very sticky) Place roll on ungreased baking sheet in the form of a figure 8 or pretzel. Bake for approx. 5 minutes or until just brown on the bottoms. After removing from the oven, spread with cream, milk, or butter and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Then transfer to a wire baker's rack to finish cooling.

RUTH'S GRANDMA'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, shortening, sugar, and salt. Blend together with a pastry cutter until crumbly.
• In a small bowl, mix egg with water. Blend into flour mixture. Chill in refrigerator until ready to use.

GRANDMA'S NORWEGIAN KRINGLA

Steps:

• Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar together. Cut the melted butter into these dry ingredients. Combine the buttermilk and soda, and add to the mixture. Stir well and work with your hands forming it into a ball. Chill for 2-3 hours. On a floured cutting board or pastry cloth, roll a piece of dough the size of an egg into a long strip about 9 inches long and about a 1/2 inch in diameter. Twist the dough into a figure eight, with one circle smaller than the other. Fold the smaller circle over the larger one, and pinch the two loose ends to the circles. Lay on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes at 450°F until bottom is golden brown. Serve as soon as they're cool enough to handle. Spread with butter and serve with coffee. Store in tightly covered container. In camp I put the kringlas on an aluminum pizza pan and bake them in my 16-inch Dutch oven. In order to get the high heat required, I preheat the lid with about 35 briquets. I use about 12-14 briquets underneath and bake for about 12-14 minutes.