Kringla

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup oil
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, stir together sugar and oil. add 1/2 cup of the buttermilk, the egg yolks, and vanilla. whisk until batter is smooth. add the remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk and the baking soda; stir just until combined. stir together 1 cup of the flour and the baking powder; add to buttermilk mixture. whisk until smooth. gradually add the remaining flour, stirring until well mixed. cover and chill dough for 4 to 24 hours.
• 2 preheat oven to 450 degrees f. on a lightly floured surface, drop 1 rounded tablespoon of the dough; roll into a 9- to 10-inch-long rope. about 1 inch from ends, cross one end of the rope over the other end of the rope to form an oval. lift ends across to opposite side of circle; press to seal. repeat with remaining dough. place cookies about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 3 bake about 6 minutes or just until starting to brown. remove from cookie sheet and place on a clean kitchen towel; cover with another clean kitchen towel. cool completely. to serve, sprinkle tops of cookies with powdered sugar.
• 4 note; you can use other flavors of extract, such as almond, lemon, orange, anise, whatever you like! this is the basic recipe, so play with it!