Almond Danish Kringle
Explore the art of making a Danish kringle and enjoy a taste of Wisconsin's baking heritage with this delightful recipe.
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Ingredients
Pastry Dough
- 2¼ tsp Instant yeast
- 1/4 cup Warm water
- 1/4 cup Milk, 2%
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 3 Egg yolks
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3½ cups Flour
- 1 tsp Sea salt
- 1/2 cup Butter, cold
- 1 Egg for Egg wash
Almond Filling
- 8 oz Almond paste
- 1 tsp Almond extract
- 6 tbsp Butter, softened
- 3 Egg whites
- 3/4 cup Powdered sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Sea salt
- 3/4 cup Flour
Icing
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp Milk, 2%
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
Danish Dough
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the yeast, water, milk, sugar, egg yolks, heavy cream, and vanilla. Set aside.
- In a food processor, add the flour, salt, and cold butter.
- Pulse to combine the mixture. It is ready to use when the texture is sandy and the butter is mixed with the flour.
- Pour the flour mixture into the bowl with the wet ingredients and stir to combine. If needed, knead the dough just enough to incorporate all the flour into the dough.
- Cover and refrigerate the dough overnight.
Almond Filling
- Soften the almond paste.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond paste, almond extract, softened butter, egg whites, powdered sugar, cinnamon, salt and flour.
- Stir to create a pasty texture.
- This can also be made the night before or in the morning.
Next morning Instructions
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator to a lightly floured surface.
- Roll the dough to a 24 inch square.
- Fold the dough 1/3 over on each side, like a folded business letter.
- Roll the dough again so that it is now 36 inches long.
- Spread the almond paste down the center of the dough.
- Fold the dough over to close the almond paste inside. Seal with a thin layer of egg wash and by pinching the ends together lightly.
- Form the dough into a ring shape and place it on a parchment paper lined sheet pan.
- Egg wash the entire kringle.
- Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for 30-45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- Remove the plastic wrap and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- While the kringle is baking, prepare the icing.
- Once the kringle is finished baking, allow to cool on a cooling rack for 30 minutes before icing.
Icing Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 450kcal
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