Klingeris Recipe - The Ultimate Latvian Celebration Cake - Homestead Baking

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides a healthier fat option.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt offers similar creaminess with less fat.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: ham

Turkey bacon reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

smoked fish

🥗Healthier: canned tuna

💰Cheaper: canned salmon

Canned options are more accessible and affordable.

Warm milk gently and add 1 teaspoon sugar and yeast, stir and set aside.

Prepare the Tang zong by scalding 1 kg flour with water to about 60°C, then set aside.

Once the yeast is frothy, combine flour, sugar, salt, sour cream, butter, yeast mixture, saffron dissolved in hot water, and 2 eggs in a mixer.

Blend until the dough comes together and is slightly sticky but manageable.

Form the dough into a ball and let it prove in a bowl until doubled in size.

Prepare the filling by mixing dried cranberries, dried raisins, candied orange peel, sugar, and cinnamon.

Once the dough has proven, divide it into two equal parts and roll each out into strands.

Shape the strands into a pretzel shape and place on a baking sheet.

Let the shaped dough prove again before baking.

Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens