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1633.0. "KRINGLE: Norwegian Coffee Cake" by MPGS::COSTA () Wed Feb 08 1989 07:51

    Norwegian coffe cake.
    
    1c milk
    1 cake compressed yeast
    1Tsp sugar
    1/3c shortening
    1/2c sugar
    3c sifted enriched flour
    1/2tsp salt
    1/4tsp mace
    3Tsp chopped citron
    1/2c seedless raisins
    1 egg
    1/2c chopped nuts
    1Tsp sugar
    
    Scald milk in top of double boiler.  Remove 1/2c of this milk, cool to 
    lukewarm and to it add crumbled yeast cake and 1Tsp sugar.
       Meanwhile melt shortening and 1/2c sugar in remaining hot milk.  
    Pour into a bowl large enough for mixing and cool to lukewarm.  Add
    half the flour gradually, beating until smooth, then add remaining
    flour, salt and mace.  Mix thoroughly. 
       Place in a well greased bowl, cover and let rise until light and 
    double in bulk (several hours or overnight).  Turn out onto a lightly
    floured board and knead the raisins and citron into the dough.
       Form into a long roll, about 18 inches long.  Join ends firmly by
    twisting them together, then form dough into a figure eight. 
       Place into a well greased 2qut heat resistant glass utility dish
    and let rise one hour in warm place.  Beat egg, combine with nuts and 
    spread over top of dough.  Sprinkle lightly with sugar.  Bake in 350 F
    oven about 40 min..  Makes 1 kringle
    
    
    

Can anyone tell me what some traditional Norwegian Christmas foods are,
or what a typical Christmas dinner might consist of? (I don't need
recipes, yet, just some ideas).

Thanks for any help!

        There is a scandanavian notefile on TURRIS::SCANDIA, food and
        recipes are in notes 3,8,14,22,31,162,233,383,494
        
        Dave

Thanks!