Krisb

Making kringle and Finnish Christmas tarts. My knife cuts are not straight very often, so I am going to try using my long ruler , wash an old blade, and see if it works. After 23 dozen cookies, any time saver is open, still have the pulla (cardamom bread), too. Nixed the snickerdoodles. D H says the kitchen looks like a baking version of the sorcerer's apprentice.

KalamaQuilts

My kitchen looks like that too, while I'm baking. I'm not generally an untidy person...I blame it on so little cabinet space Happy baking!

Doggramma

Yummy! I use a pizza cutter with a ruler. I'm fortunate to have a large island that's perfect for baking. Happy baking!

NJ Quilter

I'm sure in my next life and house I'll have the perfect baking kitchen. Untill then....yep, pretty much a mess. And I'm not nearly as productive as you are! Good luck with your experiment. Should work just dandy.

Billi

I just cut 25 lbs of fudge just like this it works great pizza cutter worked better taphan a rotary blade by leaps and bounds

Krisb

The pizza cutter is the way to go. Realized that after I looked in the utensil drawer for the masher to make the jam for the middle of the tarts. My husband loved the kringle--had to hide it or it would be alll gone.

Edie

I will bet money to a rotten donut that the housewife with all the granite counter tops and island (like on HGTV) have just as much of a mess as I do with a total of 24" of counter space (12" each side of the sink). It's the only time of the year we can have a messy kitchen - and then wait until spring and pull out the stove and find the cookie that you thought the dog ate (the chocolate one with chocolate chips - and you waited for her/him to die). I still have two batches of bread to make and then I am done - double batches each - one is a savory Cottage Cheese and dill (very very good) and the other will be my Mom's date nut bread - Will put them in six (each batch) mini pans and give them on a plate with cookies, etc., to the neighbors. We have a lot of singles and workers that don't have the time - Specially the guys - They think it's neat to be remembered. My lot in life now, I guess.

Well, off to make a mess!!!! Edie

psychonurse

What is a kringle and finnish tarts? The short version please. don't plan of making them, just curious.

meanmom

I would love to know how to make kringle and finnish tarts. Also the cottage cheese dill bread.

matraina

My kitchen looks like that, too. Finished my last pastry today! Now I have to clean kitchen.