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Klenät

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Klenat, also called kleinur, klena, klejne, kleina, or fattigmann depending on the country, is a fried pastry common in the Nordic countries and across Europe and the United States, known as angel wings in English. It is made from flattened dough cut into small trapezoids with a slit cut in the middle, through which one or both ends are pulled to form a knot, then deep-fried and often sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon.

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Contains Dairy or Egg 1
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Butter, Ingredients
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Egg Yolk, Ingredients
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Flour, Ingredients
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Margarine, Ingredients
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Sugar, Ingredients
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1. Klenat (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Klenät, kleinur, klena, klejne, kleina, kleyna, and fattigmann are all names for angel wings, a fried pastry common in the Nordic countries as well as the rest of Europe and the United States.
  • Wikipedia, Klenät, lead section, placement of the dish in a group
    Klenät, kleinur, klena, klejne, kleina, kleyna, and fattigmann are all names for angel wings, a fried pastry common in the Nordic countries as well as the rest of Europe and the United States.
  • Prepared By Technique: Frying, Lead sentence
    kleina, kleyna, and fattigmann are all names for angel wings, a fried pastry common in the Nordic countries as well as the rest of Europe
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Klenat (Wikipedia)
  • Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, egg yolks, sugar, margarine or butter
  • Uses Ingredient: Butter, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, egg yolks, sugar, margarine or butter
  • Uses Ingredient: Flour, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, egg yolks, sugar, margarine or butter
  • Uses Ingredient: Margarine, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, egg yolks, sugar, margarine or butter
  • Uses Ingredient: Egg Yolk, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, egg yolks, sugar, margarine or butter
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