Description:

A mall/gourmet taste treat

Source:

a copykat recipe

Serves/Makes:2 dozen pretzels

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) warm water
• 1-1/8 tsp (6 ml). active dry yeast (1 1/2 pkg.)
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) brown sugar
• 1-1/8 tsp (6 ml) salt
• 1 cup (225 ml) bread flour
• 3 cups (700 ml) regular flour
• 2 cups (475 ml) warm water
• 2 tbsp (30 ml). baking soda
• coarse salt, to taste
• 2 to 4 tbsp (60 ml) melted butter

Preparation

• Sprinkle yeast on lukewarm water in mixing bowl.
• Stir to dissolve.
• Add sugar and salt.
• Stir to dissolve.
• Add flour and knead dough until it is smooth and elastic.
• Let rise at least 1/2 hour.
• Prepare a baking soda bath with 2 cups (475 ml) warmwater and 2 tbsp (30 ml) baking soda, while dough is rising.
• Be certain to stir often.
• Pinch off bits of dough after it is done rising.
• Roll into a long rope, about 1/2 inch or less in thickness.
• Shape rope into a typical pretzel shape.
• Dip pretzel into soda solution and place onto a greased baking sheet.
• Allow pretzels to rise again.
• Bake in a 450 degree (225 C.) F. oven for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Brush with melted butter, sprinkle with coarse salt.
• Enjoy!!
• Toppings:
• For Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels:
• Melt a stick of butter in a shallow bowl, big enough to fit the entire pretzel.
• Make a mixture of sugar and cinnamon in another shallow bowl.
• Dip the pretzel into the butter, coating both sides generously.
• Dip the buttered pretzel into the cinnamon sugar mixture.
• ENJOY!!

Comments

The longer and thinner you can make the dough rope, the more like Auntie Annie's they will be.