Danish Kringle

This Danish Kringle is a delicious pastry filled with a smooth almond filling, baked to golden perfection and topped with a sweet glaze and sliced almonds.

If you have never tried a Danish Kringle I am going to tell you right now that you are absolutely missing out.

Being from Minnesota we have wide access to Kringle, especially over in Wisconsin where they make mass batches that are found in a lot of our own grocery stores.

Of course you could buy your own, but why not make your own Danish Kringle? Thats what we love to do anyways.

While some people think of this as a specialty dish, we really just think of it as a nice treat that we can have whenever.

The flavor from the almond filling to the topping and the dough, it all goes together so well that you will not be able to get enough.

This is hands down one of my favorite desserts/breakfasts out there. Almond is also one of my favorite flavors so, this is a win win combination if you ask me.

If you are looking for something different, but absolutely tasty – then you need to give this Danish Kringle a try!

Some of our other favorite almond recipes we have on our site include: Almond Cheesecake Bars, Almond Croissants and Burnt Almond Torte.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

• This can double as breakfast or dessert.
• You can make this in other flavors.
• The flavors and textures work perfectly in this treat.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST):

Warm water
Active dry yeast
Granulated sugar
Milk
Egg
Unsalted butter
Salt
All-purpose flour
Almond paste, crumbled
Powdered sugar
Whole milk
Almond extract
Sliced almonds, for topping

HOW TO MAKE A DANISH KRINGLE, STEP BY STEP:

1. Add yeast and 1 teaspoon of the granulated sugar to the warm water and whisk until dissolved. Set aside until beginning to foam on top (should take about 8 minutes).
2. Add milk, sugar, butter, salt, egg, and activated yeast to a large mixing bowl and mix until combined.
3. Add flour and mix until dough forms, flour spots are okay.
4. Generously flour your hands, then gently knead dough in bowl until 4 or 5 times over or until a stick ball of dough forms.
5. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise on the counter (or proofer) until doubled in size, about an hour.
6. Prepare filling while dough is rising by adding the ingredients to a mixing bowl and beat until creamy, about 2 minutes at medium speed. Set aside.
7. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
8. Lightly flour a work surface, then punch dough down into bowl about 2 or 3 times, then roll out on floured surface into a 16-inch x 6-inch rectangle.
9. Spread filling along the right half of the rectangle of dough, leaving just under an inch from the edge, top, and bottom.
10. Fold left side over top of right side of dough, pinching the sides, top, and bottom together until sealed.
11. Roll out until 20 inches long and 3-4 inches wide. Gently, move to parchment papered pan. Bring edges together to form an oval/round shape. Pinch edges tightly together.
12. Cover and allow to rise again for about 30 minutes.
13. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
14. Bake for 18-19 minutes or until dough is golden brown.
15. Cool on a wire rack.
16. Prepare glaze while Kringle is cooling by adding the glaze ingredients to a small mixing bowl and whisking until smooth.
17. Pour glaze over cooled Kringle, then top with almond slices, cut and serve.

WHAT IS A DANISH KRINGLE?

A Danish Kringle is layers of flaky pastry usually filled with a flavored filling, nuts or fruits and topped with a sweet glaze.

They can be various shapes, pretzel, rectangle or the most common oval like we have made.

CAN I USE OTHER FILLINGS?

Yes! If you want to use another filling for this you absolutely can. You can make the same filling and add nuts, use any pie filling you’d like, jams or jellies. Try a cream cheese filling, etc.

There are many variations on fillings and flavors for the Danish Kringle, but this is the most traditional one and the one that we always make.

CAN I TONE DOWN THE ALMOND FLAVOR?

While this is not super overpowered with almond flavor, you can absolutely taste it.

If you want to tone that flavor down, you can add some vanilla extract to the filling and substitute the almond extract for vanilla in the glaze.

WHERE CAN I FIND ALMOND PASTE?

This should be readily available at your local grocery store in the baking aisle. We got our’s at Walmart so if you check there you are most likely to find it.

You can also find it on Amazon if you cannot find it in your local grocery store.

HOW TO STORE:

This can be stored in an airtight container on the countertop where it will keep for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to one week.

This can also be frozen, place in a freezer container or wrap in plastic wrap and foil and it will keep in the freezer for up to 6 months.

To defrost, remove from the freezer and place on the countertop until thawed.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

• If you don’t want to make your own (I highly recommend you do) you can find Danish Kringle at Aldi or Trader Joes.
• Make sure that your egg is at room temperature.
• If you want less almond flavor add a little vanilla extract to the filling and replace the almond extract with vanilla extract in the glaze.
• Make sure that you are using active dry yeast for this recipe.
• This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
• Other fillings can be used, see above on some ideas.
• Make sure that you do a double rise on this.

Love a good pastry that is perfect with a cup of coffee or a scoop of ice cream? Then you need to try this Danish Kringle!

If you like this recipe you might also like:

• Cherry Danishes
• Braided Apple Puff Pastry
• Cream Puffs
• French Crullers

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