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Kleina (plural: kleinur) is an Icelandic fried pastry that has been popular domestically for at least two centuries. It is made from flattened dough cut into small trapezoids with a special cutting wheel (kleinujárn). A slit is cut in the middle and then one end pulled through the slit to form a "knot". This is then deep-fried in oil (traditionally tallow).^[1]

You can buy kleinur in almost every bakery and convenience store in Iceland. The Swedish equivalent of kleinur is klenäter.

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^ Einfaldt Matreidslu Vasa-Qver fyrir heldri manna Húss-freyjur, a cooking book by Marta María Stephensen from 1800.

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[1] Einfaldt Matreidslu Vasa-Qver fyrir heldri manna Húss-freyjur, a cooking book by Marta María Stephensen from 1800.

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 '''Kleina''' (plural: ''kleinur'') is an [[Iceland]]ic [[fried]] [[pastry]] that has been popular domestically for at least two centuries. It is made from flattened [[dough]] cut into small trapezoids with a special cutting wheel ('''''kleinujárn'''''). A slit is cut in the middle and then one end pulled through the slit to form a "knot". This is then deep-fried in oil (traditionally [[tallow]]).<ref>''Einfaldt Matreidslu Vasa-Qver fyrir heldri manna Húss-freyjur'', a cooking book by Marta María Stephensen from 1800.</ref>
+You can buy kleinur in almost every bakery and convenience store in Iceland. The Swedish equivalent of kleinur is [[klenät|klenäter]].
-They are served at Cafe Paris (overlooking the [[Austurvöllur]]) in [[Reykjavík]]<ref>Paul Harding, Joe Bindloss [http://books.google.com/books?id=-MIXl38WAS0C&pg=PA74&dq=kleina+iceland#v=onepage&q=kleina%20iceland&f=false Iceland] Travel Guides Lonely Planet Country and Regional Guides LONELY PLANET ICELAND, GREENLAND, AND THE FAROE ISLANDS Lonely Planet Iceland Edition 5, illustrated Lonely Planet, 2004 ISBN 1741040760, 9781741040760 328 pages page 74</ref> and at the Heimabakarí in [[Húsavik]] where they are among Icelandic treats such as [[skúffukaka]] (a type of chocolate cake) on offer.<ref>Inés Pacheco [http://books.google.com/books?id=E9phPsnoMKwC&pg=PA536&dq=kleina+iceland#v=onepage&q=kleina&f=false Let's go] Let's Go, Inc. Macmillan, 2008 ISBN 0312378580, 9780312378585 1082 pages Let's Go Europe page 536</ref> The Swedish equivalent of kleinur is [[klenät|klenäter]].
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