Community Pick
Pretzels
photo by Thorsten
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
- 4 cups unbleached flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups water (110-120 degrees)
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash coarse salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
directions
- Dissolve yeast in warm water.
- Add salt and sugar to yeast mixture.
- Blend in flour and knead dough until smooth, about 7 to 8 minutes.
- Cover and let dough rise until double in bulk.
- Punch down.
- Cut dough into small pieces and roll into ropes.
- Twist ropes into pretzel shapes and place on greased cookie sheet.
- Using a pastry brush, brush pretzels with egg and sprinkle with coarse salt.
- Allow pretzels to rise until almost double in bulk.
- Bake at 425°F.
- For 10 to 15 minutes or until browned.
- Best if eaten immediately.
- If not, store in airtight container.
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Reviews
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I first learned how to make this in the 3rd grade. I lost the recipe over the years and was glad to find it again! A couple of options for variety: add cinnamon to a buttered top or parmesan cheese. It's just like the stuff you buy at Costco! -
Well, these were wonderful! Very quick & easy to prepare the dough, which took about 30 minutes to rise. They came out soft and light and very tasty. If you have never made pretzels before, they can be a little tricky to twist into the correct shape, but they are very fun and even the lopsided looking ones looked & tasted delicious once baked. -
Why to buy Pretzels, when you can make them on your own with this recipe? These Pretzels, or Bretzel as they are called in Germany, are so easy to make and the outcome is wonderful. And they are for sure best eaten hot. The only difficulty was to bring them into the form of Pretzels. If you don't care about their form, try sticks or rolls - much easier to make, but as tasty as Pretzels. Thank Mimi Bibeck for ths wonderful recipe. From now on my Bretzel will be homemade. -
Making pretzels sounds intimidating, but this recipe was really easy and made a nice light pretzel. I thought the flavor was a little bland and the end result was a bit more bread like than I wanted. I'm still searching for a NY style chewy soft pretzel recipe. I might tinker with this one a bit. Thanks for a great start!
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I made these last week and they tasted better than any other recipe that I have tried. The only reason I put 4 stars instead of 5 is because I am still searching for the perfect pretzel recipe! I want a super soft pretzel like they sell at the mall or at costcos!
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Tweaks
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i replaced the 1/2 cup water with smart balance whipped butter, and it was great- also i sued egg beaters on top, with some kosher salt and that worked well! i would suggest putting some butter on top of the finished pretzels before serving! enjoy, very easy to make- i also made some sticks with them rather than twist all in traditional pretzel shape! -
Replace the 1/2 cup water with half cup melted salted butter, this will give the missing falvor
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Mimi Bobeck
United States
Very busy nanny/au pair, working for a very rich and snooty family, in a very large home, in a very snooty village. Just in case my employer comes here, please don't ask where I am from, or I'll be sacked like the last nanny was. ;-) I take care of 4 gorgeous, and darling kids. 3 girls and a boy. The boy is the youngest (and my favorite). They are great children, very, very active. (Hyper)
I love to cook. I guess that's a given, why else would I be here. Part of my job is also to prepare meals for the family. The more they like my food, the longer I get to stay. (just a little joke)
On my day off, I usually go out to the cinema or some dance clubs with the other au pairs in this town. That's about it I think.
