Kringle -

A round pastry with a hole in the center, covered in glossy white glaze, sits on brown parchment paper. One section is bitten off, revealing a flaky texture inside—just like a classic Danish Kringle recipe brought to life.

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Kringle

Kringle is a delightful Danish pastry popular in Wisconsin that includes a buttery dough, perfectly sweet fruit and nut filling, and topped with a glaze. This recipe makes two kringles, which is about 10 slices per kringle.

Prep Time1 30

Active Time25

Total Time1 55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Danish

Keyword: kringle

Yield: kringles

Calories: 2581kcal

Author: Author: Maddy & JD - Them Bites

Materials

4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup unsalted butter 2 sticks
2 tbsp sugar
1 packet dry active yeast
4 eggs beaten, separated in half
1 cup whole milk warm

Filling

1 8 oz packet of cream cheese
⅓ cup sugar
½ tbsp vanilla
1 cup jam of choice cherry, apply, raspberry, etc.
1 cup pecans or walnuts chopped

Glaze

2 cups powdered sugar
4 tbsp hot water
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Put the flour, butter, sugar and salt into a large bowl. Using a pastry blender or your hands, blend together until the mixture is crumbly. Set aside.
In a separate bowl mix the dry yeast, beaten eggs (2 eggs), and the milk. Add milk mixture to the dry ingredients. Mix well with a fork until all ingredients are blended, until it comes together enough to use your hands to knead into a ball. Divide in half and flatten into discs. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 - 2 days.
Preheat oven to 350℉. Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla.
Roll out one disc of dough into a long rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick. Spread half of the cream cheese filling lengthwise down the middle of the dough. Then, over the cream cheese filling, spread with half of the jam and sprinkle with half the pecans. Lengthwise, fold one side over the filling. Then, take the other side and lengthwise fold over the top. Use the remaining beaten eggs (2) to brush over the top. Repeat with the other dough disc.
Bake kringles for 20-25 minutes changing racks halfway through the baking time. Remove kringles from cookie sheets to a cooling rack and let cool about 10 minutes before glazing.
Mix glaze ingredients together and whisk until smooth. Top kringles with glaze.

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