danish kringle

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups chopped english walnuts, divided
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 13 hrs 15 mins


• in a large bowl, cut 1 cup butter into flour until crumbly, leaving pea-sized chunks. stir in sour cream, and mix well; dough will be very sticky. form dough into a ball. cover tightly, and refrigerate 8 hours, or overnight.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). lightly grease a baking sheet. prepare the filling by combining 1 cup butter, brown sugar, and 1 cup chopped walnuts.
• divide dough into three equal parts; return two parts to the refrigerator to keep cold. quickly form 1/3 of the dough into a rectangle, and flour lightly. on a heavily floured surface, roll out to approximately 12x17 inches. position lengthwise on the work surface. along the long edges of the dough rectangle, use a sharp knife to cut 4 inch long angled lines about 1/2 inch apart. spoon 1/3 of the filling along the length of the rectangle's uncut center. alternating from one side of the dough to the other, fold each 1/2 inch wide strip towards the center, crisscrossing the filling in a braid-like fashion. lightly press together the ends of the strips to seal. sprinkle with 1/3 of the remaining walnuts. repeat with remaining ingredients to form 3 braided danishes. arrange danishes on prepared baking sheet.
• bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. cool for approximately 30 minutes. while the danishes are cooling, prepare the icing: mix confectioners sugar and water until smooth. drizzle in fine streams over warm danishes.