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Kringla Sweet Pretzel

I have been having major Disney World withdrawals lately. Rocky and I usually go once a year during the winter, but our dog became very ill so we cancelled our most recent annual trip. Thankfully, Penny is back to her cute self and we are now planning to possibly take a Disney trip next month! In honor of our upcoming trip, I wanted to make one of my favorite sweets from my favorite Disney park. If you haven’t visited Kringla Bakeri og Kafe at the Norway Pavilion in Epcot and had yourself a Sweet Pretzel (or School Bread, but let’s save that for another blog) then you are really missing out!

Kringla Sweet Pretzel
1 1/2 cups warm water 
2 teaspoons active dry yeast, room temperature 
1/2 cup granulated sugar 
4 cups bread flour
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon maple syrup 
1/4 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Combine water and sugar in a small bowl and scatter yeast on top. Allow yeast to activate, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg and set aside. When yeast is ready, add to dry flour mixture. Add maple syrup and mix well. With an electric mixer, use dough hook and mix about 2 minutes on low speed. Then add the raisins and mix, if desired.

Separate the dough into 4 ounce balls. Roll each ball into a long strand and form pretzel shape. Place on a greased cookie sheet and allow to rise, about 30 minutes.

When ready, preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake about 12 minutes, or until golden brown. In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract for icing. Once pretzels are cooled, dip into icing mixture and cover with toasted almonds. Sit back, “just think happy thoughts”, and enjoy!

Credit to Disney Bloggers for recipe inspiration and photo at (http://allears.net/din/rec_krin.htm).

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