Kringle is a long oval Danish pastry with fruit or pecan filling, baked from layered laminated dough and topped with icing, the official state pastry of Wisconsin; in United States we have verified places to eat it in Madison and Milwaukee.
Kringle · Madison
Kringle is a long oval Danish pastry with fruit or pecan filling, baked from layered laminated dough and topped with icing, the official state pastry of Wisconsin.
Danish immigrants brought the kringle to Racine, Wisconsin, in the late 1800s; by 1949 the O&H Danish Bakery in Racine was producing them at scale. The Wisconsin Legislature declared the kringle Wisconsin's official state pastry in 2013. Today Madison-area bakeries including Clasen's European Bakery in Middleton bake kringles year-round, especially around the Christmas holidays, with almond, cherry, pecan and cream cheese fillings the traditional canonical options.
Where to eat in Madison:
- Clasen's European Bakery
- Greenbush Bakery
Where to eat Kringle in Madison: the editor picks
Kringle · Milwaukee
Kringle is a long oval Danish pastry with fruit or pecan filling, baked from layered laminated dough and topped with icing, the official state pastry.
Danish immigrants brought the kringle to Racine, Wisconsin, in the late 1800s; by 1949 the O&H Danish Bakery in Racine was producing them at scale. The Wisconsin Legislature declared the kringle Wisconsin's official state pastry in 2013. Today O&H ships them nationally, but Milwaukee bakeries including National Bakery, Grebe's and Holtz also produce them, especially around the Christmas holidays.
Where to eat in Milwaukee:
- National Bakery and Deli
- Grebe's Bakery
- Peter Sciortino's Bakery
Where to eat Kringle in Milwaukee: the editor picks