Sunday, January 2, 2011

First pastry of 2011

I baked "Swedish Kringla" for my family on New Year's Day morning. We watched the Rose Bowl parade on TV while sitting next to the Christmas tree in front of the fire dancing in the fireplace.

21 comments:

Kate said...

Looks pretty tasty!

Janet said...

What a cozy way to start the new year!

arabesque said...

hiya leif! happy new year to you and your family! ^0^
the swedish kringla looks delectable,
i wish i could try one. ^-^

rio11 said...

sounds lovely

Kajsa said...

My dad makes awesome kringla

Anh Brown said...

Looks so yummy! Did you post the recipe for the kringla last year??? Would love to try it.

Louis la Vache said...

Yes! Post your recipe for Kringla!

Leif Hagen said...

Here's the recipe if you'd like to try to bake it:
Mix 1 cup flour and 1/2 cup butter until crumbly. Add 1 Tablespoon water and mix/gather together.
Form two long strips about 3 inches wide on a cookie sheet.
Heat 1 cup water and 1/2 cup butter in saucepan just barely to boiling. As you take it from the heat, add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball.
Stir in one egg at a time, (3 eggs total) beating by hand after each addition.
Add 1 teaspoon almond extract for flavoring.
Spread on the two pastry strips and bake in pre-heated oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.
Frost with sugar icing flavored with almond extract.
Sprinkle almond slivers on top.
Serve with coffee and enjoy!

Louis la Vache said...

Great! Thank you for the recipe!
«Louis» is going to put on his Chef-Boy-Ar-Louis attire and try this!

Jørgen Carlsen said...

Looks like you had a relaxed and nice morning with kringle...

irinapictures said...

I saw here the photo of
kringla, interested in the details, and was drown in the web for 2 hours looking at Swedish kitchen recipes.. Will be careful next time)))

Monica Grigis said...

Leif, ich sehe, dass du und Anne eine Entscheidung bezüglich den "Wandplatten" getroffen habt. Super! Ich habe mir schon gedacht, dass die bei unserem nächsten Besuch noch nicht an der Wand seien ;-))

peppermint said...

Look so yummy. Going to try your recipe too. Happy wonderful new year.

Gunn said...

Dette ser så godt ut..... at jeg tror jeg må gi oppskriften til Steve!:)
Du og Anne er så flinke til å lage gode familie tradisjoner! Hils familien!:)

Kaori said...

Looks nice and cozy :-D

Anh Brown said...

Thanks for posting the recipe!!! I'm definitely going to try to make it for AJ and Tim!

Gabriele said...

Sieht lecker aus Leif...zum anbeissen...schleck!

JTG (Misalyn) said...

Looks yummy! thanks for sharing the recipe Leif. Happy new year!

Michael & Siu0 said...

looks delicious!
Wish you and your families a very joyful 2011!

Rob said...

mmm, looks delicious!

Unknown said...

I would try some of your kringla! :-)