Kringle
I had forgotten about kringle...probably because of the nut association. I used to make this in college...a few basic and inexpensive ingredients coming together for a weekend treat. As I paged through the most recent Penzey's catalog I noticed this recipe and thought it would make a great treat for Eleanor. The picture had a version that included nuts, so she didn't think it looked very good. I made 1/2 recipe and used diced apples instead of the nuts and surprised her with it after school.
Many changes:
For filling for 1/2 recipe:
I used a scant tablespoon of melted butter
1-2 T each sugar...so about 3 T sugar total
2 diced apples
Seemed like an easy way to decrease the fat and sugar a bit.
Glaze for 1/2 recipe:
1/2 c sugar
milk/vanilla
to a good consistency for a glaze
Hmmm...I'm thinking pumpkin butter kringle may be good..and lemon curd...and fresh berry....
Here's a bit of history on Racine, Wisconsin and the kringle. I was a bit curious about how Racine got to be well-known for its kringle. Maybe it isn't that well known outside of the midwest....but I have worked places in Wisconsin and Minnesota....and the native Racin-ians seemed to bring this for a treat. Due to the nut contamination (or potential for nut contamination), we don't have these at our house. Hey, why not try making it? It's been years, but this recipe seemed a bit easier than the one I used in college, so I'm going with this one. I didn't fact check the link...but it made sense to me, so I linked to it. Feel free to research this one on your own:)
I tagged this post with a breakfast link, but I can vouch for its yummy snack appeal as well! It wouldn't take too long in the morning if I had it ready to go from the day before. The only problem with this is that it's just too delicious....
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