DANISH KRINGLE 
1/2 c. scalded milk
1/2 c. butter
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 sm. egg yolks
1 pkg. yeast
1/4 c. warm water plus 1 tsp. sugar
2 or 3 c. flour

FILLING:

3 c. ground nuts
1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. melted butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix well, it's a nice dough to work with. Cut in 2 or 3 pieces and refrigerate 1 hour then roll about 15 x 8 inch rectangular. Beat egg white until stiff. Separate in 2 or 3 parts, spread on rolled dough and then spread nut mixture on top of egg whites, then roll up and form a crescent.

Let rise in warm place until double. Then bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Put nut roll in a well greased cookie sheet. When you take nut roll out of oven, remove from pan and put icing on hot roll.

ICING:

1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. milk
Around 2 c. powdered sugar

Heat on stove and then add powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Make a thin icing and drizzle over roll.

 

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