Danish Kringle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cake compressed yeast
1/2 c. lukewarm water
4 c. flour
1 c. shortening (1/2 butter if possible)
3 Tbsp. sugar or more
1 tsp. salt
3 eggs
1 c. lukewarm milk
brown sugar, raisins, dates or prunes and nuts

Preparation

Dissolve
yeast in water.
Mix flour, shortening, sugar and salt
as
pie
crust.
Beat
yolks and add warm milk.
Add yeast, egg
and
milk
to flour mixture and beat well.
Cover. Place
in refrigerator overnight.
In morning, divide dough in 3 parts. Roll
into
thin strips, about 10 inches wide and 20 inches long. Spread
with
beaten
egg whites, layer of brown sugar and fruit. Fold over, lengthwise, and seal edges.
Bake about 20
minutes
in medium
hot
oven about 375\u00b0.
Ice with powdered
sugar
frosting while hot.
Spread with chopped nuts or a bit of brown sugar.