Pretzel wrapped Pepper Jack Bratwurst .

[chopsaw]

Yum !

 

[thirdeye]

Have you by chance ever taken bulk sausage and rolled into skinless links and used those inside the dough? Can you think of any reason this would not work?

 

[chopsaw]

I have not , but sure it would work . Just cook it first . Be watching to see what you do .

 

[thirdeye]

I have not , but sure it would work . Just cook it first . Be watching to see what you do .

What is intriguing is 1) playing around with pretzel dough, Mrs ~t~ is the baker in the family, and we've never done that, 2) the ability to make smaller two-bite size pieces with a variety of sausage fillings, and 3) I like both warm pretzels and sausage with mustard.

Now, most people like a honey mustard with pretzels, but I make a homemade spicy mustard with a base of yellow prepared, and I add oriental mustard powder, grind yellow and brown mustard seeds to make it grainy, add garlic, black pepper, red pepper and pickle juice. So, I think that flavorwise.... everything would be a great fit for me.

 

[RiversideSm0ker]

Seriously? Oh man I need this so bad! Huge like and two thumbs up.

G

 

[Winterrider]

Dang, those look great ! Can you flip me your recipe if don't mind sharing?

 

[chopsaw]

most people like a honey mustard with pretzels,

I like a good yellow mustard or a pub style .

Seriously? Oh man I need this so bad! Huge like and two thumbs up.

Thanks bud ,,, give it a try .

Dang, those look great ! Can you flip me your recipe if don't mind sharing?

Winter they're good , thanks for the comment .
I'll get you some info .

 

[zwiller]

Ive always wanted to try making with the lye. I've always used the baking soda. And I cant say I have even had a "real German pretzel" thats made with lye.

You are missing out if you haven't. Some pretzel snobs like me would say a pretzel not made with lye is not a pretzel at at all. So Auntie Anne's is not even a pretzel.

Kid you not, I used Red Devil on a batch before sourcing the food grade stuff. (some people claim Red Devil is OK). I bought my food grade lye back before Amazon and paid dearly for it. $7 shipped is too cheap not to use. I think I paid around $50.

Here is the info I used to make mine: http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php/Brezels_and_other_Laugengebäck

 

[tx smoker]

Wow Chop!! That's some cool looking stuff. Very unique, very interesting, creative, and looks really tasty. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the carousel ride

Robert

 

[Polka]

Thank you very much for the post!! Oven temps for the baking -- about 350, or higher??

 

[chopsaw]

Wow Chop!! That's some cool looking stuff. Very unique, very interesting, creative, and looks really tasty. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the carousel ride

Thanks for the comments Robert .

Thank you very much for the post!! Oven temps for the baking -- about 350, or higher??

I do use 350 when I do them stuffed . Just pretzels by themselves I bake at 425 . Gets better color .

 

[BandCollector]

chopsaw

Want to try your pretzel recipe but have a question.

When it comes time to bake the dough at what temperature and for how long?

Thanks,

John BandCollector


Dough ,
1 3/4 cup water
4 1/2 - 5 cups flour ( depends on the weather that day )
1 TBLS white sugar
2 TBLS olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1 package yeast .

In the bowl of a stand mixer
add the sugar and water hot enough to dissolve the sugar .
When the water cools down to 110 degrees add the yeast , and let it foam up .
When the yeast foams , add the olive oil and mix .
Add flour , add salt on top of flour and mix until it pulls away from the side of the bowl .

Boil
10 cups water
2/3 cup baking soda .
Add the baking soda to the water and bring to a boil . ( don't boil , then add baking soda )
30 second dip in the boil then drain and bake off .

 

[BandCollector]

Never mind !

I see it now!

Looks like 350˚ stuffed and 425˚ unstuffed. . . What about the time? How long?

Thanks,

John

 

[chopsaw]

Never mind !

I see it now!

Hey John , good deal . Make sure you saw the part about the boil . Add the baking soda to the water then boil . It will take longer to come up , but if you boil then add ,, it will boil over in a hurry .
Enjoy .

 

[BandCollector]

Thanks. . . How long do you bake the dough after the boil?

John

 

[chopsaw]

If your're doing just pretzels @ 425 it don't take to long . 15 - 20 minutes . I go by color for the most part . Put them on parchment paper . Non stick foil tends to burn the bottom at that temp .

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Looks real good there Chop

 

[chopsaw]

Looks real good there Chop

Thank you sir .

 

[thirdeye]

I tried a sample batch of your pretzel wrapped treats this afternoon, I used some natural hot dogs which I seasoned with garlic pepper seasoning. I need to get a better handle on my sealing of the dough, but overall I liked the finished product. We had them with some homemade spicy mustard.

 

[chopsaw]

Looks like they came out just fine . When I use hot dogs to do this , I dust the dogs with a light coating of flour , then wrap . Keeps them from wanting to slide out .