Eric Olesen, owner of O&H Danish Bakery gives Working in WI an inside look into the making of the award winning O&H Kringle. Video Courtesy of Working in Wisconsin.
We found this amazing treat at Trader Joe’s yesterday and were eating it for dinner. I suggested we google the Kringle and see what the history was, and this was the first video we found. Low and behold, it’s from the exact same bakery! It was AMAZING! My three young children each had two helpings (instead of the cookie choice) and I can’t wait to finish it off in the morning for breakfast!
Hi, that's great you can get them and ya'll like them. I'm from the Racine area and was blessed to have O&H nearby. Since moving to Florida, I have them bootlegged in as fam goes back and forth. Just got (2) Pecan sticks,
I do miss my Sunday morning stop at O&H on Durand Ave... Still blessed to get when family brings it by. Thanks to Eric, family and team for keeping up such a fine bakery.
I got my first Kringle from my best friend a few years back and this year I ordered 6 for friends and family and one for us. This company is awesome! I highly recommend! They make wonderful gifts!
Holy crap...I've never heard of a Kringle before, but a colleague of ours dropped one by for my team. It's incredible!! We had the raspberry one, but I'm definitely going to be ordering some for special occasions and trying several flavors! The cost shipped is very reasonable.
I've had several of your Kringles and have loved them all. They're scrumptious! But I'm really disappointed that you no longer have the Apricot Kringle on your web page. Will you ever bring them back?
Raised in Racine Wisconsin and have been eating kringle since I was a kid. Now live in Atlanta and the first place to visit when we his Wisconsin is O&H for kringle and a Danish layer cake
I think that your bakery Kringle must be so much better than trader Joe's! Interesting to hear about your bakery and making it. Being part Norweign, and eating their food, you would think that I would have tried this, but I have not. This is the first year that I noticed anyone talking about it, or making it. Thank you for the video.
I had a feeling they were layered in butter. I knew that had to be why they were so addictively good. That layering of butter technique reminds me a lot of Baklava. Obviously it's phyllo dough and not puff pastry..and obviously it's completely different in much of the other aspects (had to clarify so someone didn't call me out for being ignorant in the comments). Anyway, love them when I make it up north to WI and whenever Trader Joe's blesses us with them.
Three days to make, three seconds to inhale! "Mailing well" is subjective, however. My brother went to college in WI.(We're talking almost a half a century ago.) He had a couple shipped to a sister as a Christmas gift, and she received an empty box. My brother called O&H (or was it Ostegards?), and they said they'd ship replacements at no cost. While Gore hadn't invented the Internet yet, UPS folk knew what was in those boxes. And the bakeries in Racine knew that those folks knew the contents first hand, so to speak. A case of not "mailing well." Please know that you need to order kringle WELL before Christmas. Demand causes them to stop taking orders earlier than you might think.
Yes that’s literally how almost all pastry dough layers are created. Lots and LOTS of butter. Dozens (sometimes hundreds) of thin layers of pastry dough are separated by an equal amount of razor thin layers of butter. So when it’s baked, the butter melts, the moisture evaporates, it turns into steam and thus causes the puffy/flaky buttery deliciousness that we all know and love. ❤ If you’ve ever had almost any pastry dough item, from basically any country -you’ve literally eaten dozens, if not hundreds of layers of butter in every single one of them (particularly if they were high quality…low quality ones are usually just butter flavored crisco 😒).
Den smager heller ikke som en dansk kringle. Den er alt for sød men de påstår at de blev nødt til at gøre den ekstra sød for at amerikanerne kan lide den. Absolut værste kringle jeg nogensinde har smagt. Heldigvis er der et bageri i min stat hvor bageren er uddannet i Danmark og kan lave en rigtig kringle.
The pecan kringle has a bit of salt in it but it helps cut the sweetness of the filling. I don't notice any salt in the fruit kringles. I've never had the other sweet ones like chocolate, or cinnamon roll because I love the pecan so much, and then get a fruit one for my husband. lol. Live a few miles away from O&H--2 of them! lol A third one is also close. (third one isn't a bakery, but more of just a little retail shop in a truck stop)
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The Kringle is an absolutely amazing product. We are blessed that Trader Joe's carries them down here in Texas. Quite a treat!
try frozen!
We found this amazing treat at Trader Joe’s yesterday and were eating it for dinner. I suggested we google the Kringle and see what the history was, and this was the first video we found. Low and behold, it’s from the exact same bakery! It was AMAZING! My three young children each had two helpings (instead of the cookie choice) and I can’t wait to finish it off in the morning for breakfast!
Hi, that's great you can get them and ya'll like them. I'm from the Racine area and was blessed to have O&H nearby.
Since moving to Florida, I have them bootlegged in as fam goes back and forth. Just got (2) Pecan sticks,
Same!
I do miss my Sunday morning stop at O&H on Durand Ave... Still blessed to get when family brings it by. Thanks to Eric, family and team for keeping up such a fine bakery.
I just tried Kringle for the first time last night and it was so good! The almond kind. Got it at Trader Joe’s. Just a little piece …
Love your bakery so worth it even being shipped
I got my first Kringle from my best friend a few years back and this year I ordered 6 for friends and family and one for us. This company is awesome! I highly recommend! They make wonderful gifts!
The Christmas before my Aunt Miriam passed, she had just moved to Sheboygan Wisconsin, she sent us a Kringle and I fell in love with them.
Holy crap...I've never heard of a Kringle before, but a colleague of ours dropped one by for my team. It's incredible!! We had the raspberry one, but I'm definitely going to be ordering some for special occasions and trying several flavors! The cost shipped is very reasonable.
You must try almond or pecan!
I found you because of an adult cartoon called Archer.
Best discovery ever. 😂❤
I've had several of your Kringles and have loved them all. They're scrumptious! But I'm really disappointed that you no longer have the Apricot Kringle on your web page. Will you ever bring them back?
Thank you for all the history and information.
I love your store! Keep up the great work everyone!
This video is so wholesome and pure❤😊 I just tried this for the first time with my mom, it was almond flavor, sold at Trader Joe’s. So delicious!
Raised in Racine Wisconsin and have been eating kringle since I was a kid. Now live in Atlanta and the first place to visit when we his Wisconsin is O&H for kringle and a Danish layer cake
I think that your bakery Kringle must be so much better than trader Joe's! Interesting to hear about your bakery and making it. Being part Norweign, and eating their food, you would think that I would have tried this, but I have not. This is the first year that I noticed anyone talking about it, or making it. Thank you for the video.
This IS the Kringle that Trader Joe’s sells.
omg! the first result for danish kringle is the same company as the package i’m holding in trader joe’s MA!
Just had my first kringle and it was amazing g
I had a feeling they were layered in butter. I knew that had to be why they were so addictively good. That layering of butter technique reminds me a lot of Baklava. Obviously it's phyllo dough and not puff pastry..and obviously it's completely different in much of the other aspects (had to clarify so someone didn't call me out for being ignorant in the comments). Anyway, love them when I make it up north to WI and whenever Trader Joe's blesses us with them.
Aldi's carries Kringle! I have almond and raspberry in my freezer to take home for Christmas. So hard to not break in now!
❤️ O & H Bakery Kringle is the BEST!!
Delicious
I need to work here. Do you suppose I could negotiate a weekly Kringle as part of my pay? 😂
Three days to make, three seconds to inhale!
"Mailing well" is subjective, however. My brother went to college in WI.(We're talking almost a half a century ago.)
He had a couple shipped to a sister as a Christmas gift, and she received an empty box.
My brother called O&H (or was it Ostegards?), and they said they'd ship replacements at no cost.
While Gore hadn't invented the Internet yet, UPS folk knew what was in those boxes. And the bakeries in Racine knew that those folks knew the contents first hand, so to speak. A case of not "mailing well."
Please know that you need to order kringle WELL before Christmas. Demand causes them to stop taking orders earlier than you might think.
Did i hear “18 layers of butter” correctly?? 🤔
Yes that’s literally how almost all pastry dough layers are created.
Lots and LOTS of butter.
Dozens (sometimes hundreds) of thin layers of pastry dough are separated by an equal amount of razor thin layers of butter.
So when it’s baked, the butter melts, the moisture evaporates, it turns into steam and thus causes the puffy/flaky buttery deliciousness that we all know and love. ❤
If you’ve ever had almost any pastry dough item, from basically any country -you’ve literally eaten dozens, if not hundreds of layers of butter in every single one of them (particularly if they were high quality…low quality ones are usually just butter flavored crisco 😒).
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Det er simpelthen ikke dansk kringle, men en amerikaniseret udgave og wienerbrød har 27 lag: 3x3x3.
It's not danish kringle
Den smager heller ikke som en dansk kringle. Den er alt for sød men de påstår at de blev nødt til at gøre den ekstra sød for at amerikanerne kan lide den. Absolut værste kringle jeg nogensinde har smagt. Heldigvis er der et bageri i min stat hvor bageren er uddannet i Danmark og kan lave en rigtig kringle.
I just wonder how much sodium is used in this bakery. Dave's in Wisconsin is so salty it's not enjoyable. All you taste is sodium.
The pecan kringle has a bit of salt in it but it helps cut the sweetness of the filling. I don't notice any salt in the fruit kringles. I've never had the other sweet ones like chocolate, or cinnamon roll because I love the pecan so much, and then get a fruit one for my husband. lol. Live a few miles away from O&H--2 of them! lol A third one is also close. (third one isn't a bakery, but more of just a little retail shop in a truck stop)
My boyfriend ordered 2 kringles from your shop for today’s Thanksgiving feast. They were delicious! Will be ordering more for Christmas!