This winter has put me in a twist, so my wife and I decided to make some pretzels.
Pretzel Dough:
5. Place the dough ball into a sightly oiled bowl.
6. Cover the bowl with a towel and place it a warm place for 50 to 60 minutes or until the dough doubles in size.
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7. Preheat the oven to 450˚ . Line 2 half-sheet pans with parchment paper and set aside.
8. To prepare the water bath, bring the 10 cups of water and the baking soda to a rolling boil in an 8-quart saucepan or roasting pan.
9. Turn the dough out onto a slightly oiled surface and divide into 8 equal pieces.
10. Roll out each dough piece into a 24 inch rope. Make a U-shape with the rope, cross the ends over each other to form a pretzel shape.
11. Place the pretzels into the boiling water, one by one, and bathe them with the water mixure for 30 seconds.
12. Remove the pretzels from the boiling water with a large spatula and place them on to the half sheet pan.
13. Brush each pretzel with the egg wash and sprinkle with the pretzel salt or everything bagel seasoning blend.
14. Bake until golden brown in color, approximately 14 minutes.
15. Transfer to a cooling rack for at least 5 minutes before serving.
Thanks for viewing our twist on winter--and enjoy!
John
Pretzel Dough:
- 1 1/2 Cups warm water (110˚- 115˚ F)
- 4 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
- 1 T White sugar
- 2 oz. Unsalted butter, melted
- 2 t Kosher salt
- 1 Package active dry yeast
- 1 Large egg white
- 10 C Water
- 2/3 C Baking Soda
- Pretzel salt (Kosher salt works well also)
- Everything bagel seasoning blend
- Combine the water, sugar, and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and sprinkle the yeast on top.
- Allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes or until the mixture begins to foam.
- Add the flour and butter. Using the dough hook attachment, mix on low speed until well combined.
- Change to medium speed and knead until the dough is smooth and pulls away from the bowl, approx. 4 to 5 minutes.
5. Place the dough ball into a sightly oiled bowl.
6. Cover the bowl with a towel and place it a warm place for 50 to 60 minutes or until the dough doubles in size.
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7. Preheat the oven to 450˚ . Line 2 half-sheet pans with parchment paper and set aside.
8. To prepare the water bath, bring the 10 cups of water and the baking soda to a rolling boil in an 8-quart saucepan or roasting pan.
9. Turn the dough out onto a slightly oiled surface and divide into 8 equal pieces.
10. Roll out each dough piece into a 24 inch rope. Make a U-shape with the rope, cross the ends over each other to form a pretzel shape.
11. Place the pretzels into the boiling water, one by one, and bathe them with the water mixure for 30 seconds.
12. Remove the pretzels from the boiling water with a large spatula and place them on to the half sheet pan.
13. Brush each pretzel with the egg wash and sprinkle with the pretzel salt or everything bagel seasoning blend.
14. Bake until golden brown in color, approximately 14 minutes.
15. Transfer to a cooling rack for at least 5 minutes before serving.
Thanks for viewing our twist on winter--and enjoy!
John
