Danish Kringle for Christmas

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Glædelig jul! One emblematic Christmas food that was popular when we lived in Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin, was the Kringle. Brought by Danish immigrants to the US, Kringle is basically a large version of what Americans might call a “Danish” pastry, a ring of laminated dough (though it was originally pretzel-shaped in Denmark), with a variety of fillings ranging from dried fruit to almond paste to cream cheese. With a high concentration of Danish residents, Racine, Wisconsin is considered to be the home of Kringle in the US and is headquarters to Kringle producers O & H Danish Bakery and Racine Danish Kringles. Evidence of the state’s pride, Kringle is now the official pastry of Wisconsin. If you are in search of Kringle, O & H’s version (featured in the video below) can be found at Trader Joe’s nationwide, or you can make your own.