Kringle (/ˈkrɪŋɡəl/, listen (help·info)) is a Northern Europeanpastry, a variety of pretzel. Pretzels were introduced by Roman Catholic monks in the 13th century in Denmark, and from there they spread throughout Scandinavia and evolved into several kinds of sweet, salty or filled pastries, all in the shape of kringle.
In Danish and Norwegian, the word is kringle, plural kringler; Estonian: kringel, plural kringlid; Latvian: kliņģeris, plural kliņģeri; Swedish: kringla, plural kringlor; Finnish: rinkeli; German: Kringel and Icelandic: kringla. The word originates from the Old Norsekringla, meaning ring or circle.
This section needs expansion with: information about Kringle in Norway and Sweden (and Finland?). You can help by adding to it. (March 2016)
In Denmark, kringle denotes the pretzel-like knotted shape rather than the pretzel pastry type. Kringler may be made from puff pastry (like Danish pastry) or yeast dough, filled with remonce or marzipan and raisins, sprinkled with coarse sugar, nut flakes or icing.
Other types of kringle in Scandinavia includes saltkringler, which are small salty kringler - the Scandinavian equivalent of pretzels -, and kommenskringler which are half-hand-sized breads in the kringle shape, made from unsweetened yeast dough spiced with caraway seeds. Sukkerkringler are similar, but sweet pretzels, sprinkled with sugar instead of caraway. Fødselsdagskringler are a large sweet bread pretzel for birthday celebrations.[1]Smørkringler are large crusty and sweet pretzels with a spread of butter on the backside. Smørkringler are not as popular nowadays.[2][3]
Kringler are pastries with a long history in Denmark, and are still popular items in modern Danish bakeries. Nowadays, kringle is usually made with only one crossing and not two, as in the original kringle and pretzel shape.[4]
In the United States, kringles are hand-rolled from Danish pastry dough (wienerbrød dough) that has been rested overnight before shaping, filling, and baking. Many sheets of the flaky dough are layered, then shaped into an oval. After filling with fruit, nut, or other flavor combinations, the pastry is baked and iced.[5]
Racine, Wisconsin, has historically been a center of Danish-American culture and kringle-making. A typical Racine–made kringle is a large flat oval measuring approximately 14 inches by 10 inches and weighing about 1.5 pounds.[5] The kringle became the official state pastry of Wisconsin on June 30, 2013.[6] A Wisconsin distillery in Middleton, Wisconsin, makes a kringle cream liqueur from Wisconsin cream, rum, sugar, and natural kringle flavor.[7]
In other parts of the United States, kringle may refer to a slightly sweet buttermilk cookie shaped like a pretzel or figure eight.[8]
Baker's guilds in Europe have used the kringle or pretzel as a symbol for centuries. It is told (but currently unconfirmed by historic documents), that when Vienna was besieged by the Turkish Ottoman armies in 1529, local bakers working in the night gave the city defence an early warning of the attacking enemy. For this, they were later rewarded by the Pope, with permission to use a crown as part of their kringle guild symbol.
For unknown reasons, the guild in Denmark is now the only baker's guild in the world with official authority to display a royal crown as part of their baker's guild trade symbol that is often hung outside of bakery shops.[4][9]
^"Fødselsdagskringle - Birthday Kringle - Sons of Norway".
^"Finurligheder [Curiosities]" (in Danish). Københavns Bagerlaug. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Official homepage of the Baker's Guild of Copenhagen.
^Frithjof Smith-Hald (1887). "Pike med vogn og smørkringle" (in Norwegian). Nasjonalmuseet. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
^ ab"The history of Copenhagens Baker's Guild" (in Danish). Københavns Bagerlaug. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Official homepage of the Baker's Guild of Copenhagen.
^ abMarialisa Calta. "Fare of the country: Wisconsin, Danish Pastry With a Classic Twist". The New York Times, July 9, 1989.
^Dedman, Sherry. . Old Recipe Blog. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^"Med krone på [wearing a crown]" (in Danish). Bager og Konditormestre i Danmark. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Official homepage of the association of Bakers and Confectioners in Denmark.
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It has been suggested that this article be merged into Pretzel Discuss Proposed since July 2022 This article is about the pastry For the Christmas character see Kris Kringle disambiguation For the protein domain see Kringle domain Kringle ˈ k r ɪ ŋ ɡ el listen help info is a Northern European pastry a variety of pretzel Pretzels were introduced by Roman Catholic monks in the 13th century in Denmark and from there they spread throughout Scandinavia and evolved into several kinds of sweet salty or filled pastries all in the shape of kringle KringleKringleTypePastryRegion or stateScandinavia Media KringleIn Danish and Norwegian the word is kringle plural kringler Estonian kringel plural kringlid Latvian klingeris plural klingeri Swedish kringla plural kringlor Finnish rinkeli German Kringel and Icelandic kringla The word originates from the Old Norse kringla meaning ring or circle The Vyborg Kringle Viipurinrinkeli In the Netherlands a particular type of sweet kringle is well known under the Dutch name krakeling The shape of the kringle has given name to a similarly entangled feature found in some proteins the so called Kringle domain Contents 1 Scandinavia 2 United States 3 Symbolism 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksScandinavia EditThis section needs expansion with information about Kringle in Norway and Sweden and Finland You can help by adding to it March 2016 In Denmark kringle denotes the pretzel like knotted shape rather than the pretzel pastry type Kringler may be made from puff pastry like Danish pastry or yeast dough filled with remonce or marzipan and raisins sprinkled with coarse sugar nut flakes or icing Other types of kringle in Scandinavia includes saltkringler which are small salty kringler the Scandinavian equivalent of pretzels and kommenskringler which are half hand sized breads in the kringle shape made from unsweetened yeast dough spiced with caraway seeds Sukkerkringler are similar but sweet pretzels sprinkled with sugar instead of caraway Fodselsdagskringler are a large sweet bread pretzel for birthday celebrations 1 Smorkringler are large crusty and sweet pretzels with a spread of butter on the backside Smorkringler are not as popular nowadays 2 3 Kringler are pastries with a long history in Denmark and are still popular items in modern Danish bakeries Nowadays kringle is usually made with only one crossing and not two as in the original kringle and pretzel shape 4 United States Edit Kringle from Racine Wisconsin In the United States kringles are hand rolled from Danish pastry dough wienerbrod dough that has been rested overnight before shaping filling and baking Many sheets of the flaky dough are layered then shaped into an oval After filling with fruit nut or other flavor combinations the pastry is baked and iced 5 Racine Wisconsin has historically been a center of Danish American culture and kringle making A typical Racine made kringle is a large flat oval measuring approximately 14 inches by 10 inches and weighing about 1 5 pounds 5 The kringle became the official state pastry of Wisconsin on June 30 2013 6 A Wisconsin distillery in Middleton Wisconsin makes a kringle cream liqueur from Wisconsin cream rum sugar and natural kringle flavor 7 In other parts of the United States kringle may refer to a slightly sweet buttermilk cookie shaped like a pretzel or figure eight 8 Other places where kringles may be found in the United States include the Ballard area of Seattle Washington Redmond Washington Solvang California central Iowa specifically Story City IA Burr Ridge Illinois Springfield Missouri and Watertown Massachusetts citation needed In 2005 Dana College in Blair Nebraska held a Kringle Kontest which was won by Kirsten s Danish Bakery in Burr Ridge Illinois Symbolism Edit In Denmark the official kringle emblem of the baker s guild is topped with a royal crown Here from a modern bakery shop in Ribe See also Pretzel Emblem of the Baker s Guild Baker s guilds in Europe have used the kringle or pretzel as a symbol for centuries It is told but currently unconfirmed by historic documents that when Vienna was besieged by the Turkish Ottoman armies in 1529 local bakers working in the night gave the city defence an early warning of the attacking enemy For this they were later rewarded by the Pope with permission to use a crown as part of their kringle guild symbol For unknown reasons the guild in Denmark is now the only baker s guild in the world with official authority to display a royal crown as part of their baker s guild trade symbol that is often hung outside of bakery shops 4 9 See also EditDanish cuisine Estonian cuisine King cake Norwegian cuisine Food portalReferences Edit Fodselsdagskringle Birthday Kringle Sons of Norway Finurligheder Curiosities in Danish Kobenhavns Bagerlaug Retrieved 24 April 2015 Official homepage of the Baker s Guild of Copenhagen Frithjof Smith Hald 1887 Pike med vogn og smorkringle in Norwegian Nasjonalmuseet Retrieved 31 May 2017 a b The history of Copenhagens Baker s Guild in Danish Kobenhavns Bagerlaug Retrieved 24 April 2015 Official homepage of the Baker s Guild of Copenhagen a b Marialisa Calta Fare of the country Wisconsin Danish Pastry With a Classic Twist The New York Times July 9 1989 Kringle becomes Wisconsin state pastry WTMJ July 1 2013 Accessed July 26 2013 GSN Review Kringle Cream December 29 2013 Dedman Sherry Kringla Danish Kringle Recipe Old Recipe Blog Archived from the original on 27 November 2013 Retrieved 17 February 2013 Med krone pa wearing a crown in Danish Bager og Konditormestre i Danmark Retrieved 24 April 2015 Official homepage of the association of Bakers and Confectioners in Denmark External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kringle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kringle amp oldid 1129552119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
