When I was more ambitious and adventurous, this was one of my 4th of July traditions. I still crave these pretzels about this time but too lazy to do them. Fun activity to do with kids if you are "up" to it. ;) We made shapes like teddy bears with them with some of the dough and just made knots out of the rest of them. The key to this pretzel is in the salt. A good coarse salt like Kosher salt is great, although back in the day I used magarita salt since Kosher salt was nowhere to be found.
This recipe was from my 7th Grade Foods Class. :) It's a keeper.
1 pkg. dry yeast
1 1/2 c. lukewarm water
3/4 t. salt
1 1/2 t. sugar
4 c. flour
1 egg
coarse salt (Kosher salt)
Soften the yeast in lukewarm water in a large bowl. Add salt & sugar. Mix in flour well. Knead to make a soft dough. Do not let rise. Cut in small pieces. Roll in long, pencil thin ropes and form into pretzel shapes. It helps to moisten the dough (using a little water on my finger) in areas that you want to stick together.
Place pretzels on a cookie sheet that is covered with foil and dusted with flour. Brush pretzels with beaten egg and sprinkle with coarse salt. (or cinnamon and sugar) Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes or until light brown.
Serve with melted butter, or mustard. Carb heaven. :)
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