Scandinavian Kringler Recipe 445

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*. In small bowl, add flour and butter. Using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with water, 1 tables. at a time. Stir with fork just until soft dough forms. Divide dough in half. On ungreased baking sheet, press each half into 12x3 inch strip. In medium saucepan, heat water and 1/2 cup butter to boiling. Remove from heat; immediately stir in 1 cup flour until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. Spoon 1/2 of batter over each crust, spreading to 3/4 inch from edges. Bake at 350* for 50 - 60 minutes or until golden brown and puffy. Immediately remove from pan; cool. Topping will shrink and fall. In small bowl, blend all frosting ingredients except nuts, until smooth. Spread on cooled kringler. Sprinkle with nuts. Cut each into 8-10 slices.

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.

Steps:

• 1. STEP ONE: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut butter into flour. Sprinkle water over this mixture. Mix well with fork. Round into ball. Divide in half. On ungreased baking sheet, pat each half into a strip 12 inches by 3 inches. Strips should be about 3 inches apart ( side by side) from each other on the baking sheet.
• 2. STEP TWO: In medium saucepan heat butter and water to rolling boil. Remove from heat and quickly stir in almond extract and 1 cup flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball ( about 1 minute). Remove from heat; beat in eggs, all at one time until smooth.
• 3. STEP TWO cont: Divide above mixture in half, spread evenly over strips already on the baking sheet, covering completely.
• 4. Bake about 1 hour or until topping is crisp and brown. Cool. Frost with confectioners sugar glaze and sprinkle generously with nuts. We like toasted sliced almonds, mixed nuts are always great, but your choice. When serving, slices can be cut as thick or thin as you like:))

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350F In small bowl add flour and margarine. Using a pastry blender, cut margarine into flour until particles are size of small peas..Sprinkle with water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Stir with fork just until soft dough forms.Divide dough in half. On greased cookie sheet,press each half into 8x12 in strips
• 2. In medium saucepan, heat water and 1/2 cup margarine to boiling. Remove from heat, immediately stir in 1 cup flour until smooth. Add eggs,1 at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. Spoon 1/2 of the batter over each crust spreading in to 3/4 in from the edges..Bake at 350degrees for 50 to 60 min...or until golden brown and puffy... Immediately remove from pan and cool...
• 3. Topping will shrink and fall... In small bowl, blen all frosting ingredients except nuts, until smooth..Spread on cooled Kringler. Sprinkle with Almonds..... Enjoy

Steps:

• Measure 1 cup flour into mixing bowl.
• Using a pastry blender, cut 1/2 cup butter into flour until particles are size of small peas.
• Sprinkle with water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing lightly with a fork until flour mixture is moistened and soft dough forms.
• Divide dough in half.
• On ungreased cookie sheet, press each half into a 12x3 inch strip.
• In medium saucepan, heat water and 1/2 cup butter to boiling.
• Remove from heat; immediately stir in 1 cup flour until smooth.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until smooth after each addition.
• Stir in 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
• Spoon over crust, spreading to 3/4 inch from edges.
• Bake 50-60 minutes until golden brown and puffy- Cool.
• Blend powdered sugar, butter, almond extract and milk until smooth.
• Frost, sprinkle with nuts.
• Cut into 10-12 slices to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease baking sheets.
• Dissolve sugar into sour cream.
• Sift remaining dry ingredients together and add to sour cream mixture.
• If the batter is too stiff to work with, add a little milk or cream.
• Drop from teaspoon onto prepared baking sheet and bake until slightly browned, about 12 minutes.