Kringla, a holiday tradition

My favorite Christmas treat is definitely Norwegian Kringla. My grandma used to make them at Christmas, as did my great aunts, Thelma and Dolores. This is their recipe.

1 c. sour cream
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. vegetable oil
3-5 c. white flour


Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Mix sour cream and buttermilk together and let sit at room temperature for 1/2 hour or longer. The longer you let it sit, the more "sour" it will be...........which sounds nasty, but it's a good thing with kringla! Mix remaining ingredients into sour cream mixture, one at a time, ending with the flour, one cup at at a time until no longer sticky. {Last year I worked really hard to get my batter unsticky, but I wasn't as picky this year and it resulted in a fluffier kringla. So don't stress. As long as the batter isn't too frustrating to work with, there's enough flour}

On floured surface {I use a dish towel, covered moderately in flour and weighted down by two big glasses. I'm sure there's a better way to do this, like buying a pastry cloth, etc., but I have yet to do so}, roll dough into thick pencil shapes and twist into a figure 8. {I roll my logs first and then pinch the ends together to form a circle. After that, you can just twist, and wha-la! A perfect figure 8.}













Bake on a parchment lined cookie pan until the bottoms are light brown, but the top remains white. Approx. 10 min.








Enjoy! Yum, yum! :D
Yields: approx 4 dozen

ModCloth Picks -- Holiday Festivities

I have two modcloth ensembles for you today! These would be so fun for a holiday party. :) Enjoy!

Winter Wonderland Ensemble

Dress: Loved and Adorned Dress

Coat: So Sumptuous Coat

Accessories: Unending Angles Tights, Warm Reception Boot, Got It Braid Bag, Lots of Glove For You, and A Modern Fascinator

Merry and Bright Ensemble

Dress:Down the Block Dress
Coat: Hit the Rose Coat
Accessories: Double Black Diamond Tights, The Eye-catching Heel, Purple Plumage Clutch, Lots of Luxe Gloves, and Fall Market Scarf

More Decorations

Candy canes for decorating, and a large spool of vintage, double-sided foil "ribbon", which I used for the kitchen archway.

Here are the few Velvet backed ornaments which I made to decorate the area above our living room stairway. It has been decorated with some ribbon and bows since a couple of years ago, and I think it needs a new look. :0)

Homemade Christmas

Here are the Holiday ornaments that I've been making to decorate the archway between our kitchen and dining room. They are all completely made from scratch, using cardboard, velvet and Victorian clipart found on the internet. I've also incorporated some clear glitter and gold thread.

6 Velvet backed ornaments with glitter edging:

Shown front and back:

Two-sided ornaments with cardboard sandwiched between the layers:

Handmade velvet leaves: I glued various colors of velvet to the backs of store- bought fabric leaves. Press hard to get the indentation of the stem and veins. Then set a heavy book on top until dry. I think they turned out beautifully, and for a much more reasonable price than velvet leaves from the store.

More velvet backed ornaments. The same ornamet, shown front and back. Also shown are some small velvet leaves that I cut from a vintage roll of ribbon. The viens were made by dragging a skewer, pointed side down, across the back.

Approx. 19 yards of homemade fabric ribbon. I bought 2 yards of blue/green fabric from Walmart, and transformed it into wide ribbon by sewing long strips together and serging the sides. I never realized how much it would make, but it turns out I needed almost the entire batch to decorate my kitchen archway.