Oslo Recipes

Scandinavian Kringle recipe This Easy Christmas Kringle Recipe is a Very Easy Dessert Idea Danish Kringles is a Danish-like pastry, filled with fruits, nuts, cheese, etc., then drizzled with icing.  Over the years, a variety of fruit and nut fillings were added, and in the United States (not Denmark, the pretzel shape was changed to its present oval shape to eliminate the unfilled, overlapping parts. True kringles are very labor intensive and can take up to three days to prepare, as they are made with up to thirty layers of delicate pastry dough.  The challenge for a kringle baker is to roll butter thinly between several layers of yeast-raised dough.   According to kringle bakers, you must roll very slowly to make the layers thinner.  The traditional Racine bakeries offer a flat, oval kringle.  The best places to enjoy kringles are in the bakeries in Racine. History of Danish Kringles: Danish Kringles are butter-layered Danish pastries that were first introduce

Oslo Kringle Recipe Oslo Kringle is a delicious Norwegian dessert, with the flavor and texture of a cream puff, but with a simpler preparation and fjords of almond icing. My Gramma John was full-blooded Norwegian. Though she was born in Minnesota, both her parents emigrated from Norway in the early 20th century. She grew up speaking Norwegian, making lefse, and eating lutefisk. My dad, her youngest son among 8 children, grew up with this heritage. My Aunt Cass, my mother’s sister, spent a year in Norway during college. Despite her very Polish heritage, she embraced the Norsk culture, language, and food. She is quick to teach me and my four siblings about our father’s ancestors and give gifts from Norway. So, it should come as no surprise that when Heritage Day rolled around at school and I or one of my siblings was called on giving a presentation, we leaned on the Norwegians. My great uncle had gifted my dad a hand-carved Viking ship that we took to show off along

CROCKPOT CHICKEN & MUSHROOMS Easy and Yummy Winter Seasonal Recipes My crockpot has a spot on my kitchen counter where it stays. I try to use it at least 5 times a week, sometimes more. I am a busy mom, and my time is important to me and my family. Since I use my crockpot so much I like to have variety. This Crockpot Chicken & Mushrooms brings exactly that to the table! Ingredients 1 1/2 lbs Chicken Breasts 2 tbsp olive oil 16 ounces mushrooms sliced 1 medium onion diced 2 cloves garlic minced 1 1/2 cup chicken broth 2 tbsp cornstarch salt and pepper to taste chopped fresh parsley optional Instructions In a medium skillet, add oil and chicken. Cook on medium-high heat and sear until brown, flip, and brown the other side. Place in slow cooker. In the same pan, add onion and saute until tender. Add to slow cooker. Place the mushrooms, garlic, and parsley in an even layer over the chicken and onions in the slow cooker. Pour in chic