How do you make pretzels from scratch?!


Question: How do you make pretzels from scratch!?
Answers:
For 1 dozen 6-inch Pretzels
1 tbsp Yeast
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
2 tbsp softened butter or softened margarine
1 cup warm (115-+ deg F) water

2 3/4 cups flour
Coarse Salt to sprinkle on Pretzels before baking
5 tsp baking soda mixed in 4 cups water in a non-aluminum saucepan!.
1 large slotted spoon to "go fishing"
Greased cookie sheet
Preheat oven to 475 F

Put yeast, sugar, salt, butter/marg, water and ONE CUP of the flour into a medium mixing bowl and pour in the water!.

Stir till all smooth, and yeast starts to bubble!.
At this point add the rest of the flour, stir till it is mixed in!.
When mixture is too stiff to stir with a spoon, begin kneading!.
Knead dough till smooth and till it no longer sticks to the bowl and your hands

Allow dough to rise to about double its height!.

While dough is rising, grease the cookie sheet!. and prepare the baking soda-water mixture and bring to a boil on stove!.

When dough is risen enough, punch down, knead for a minute or so, then divide and roll the 6-inch sticks with your hands, to about 1/2 inch in diameter, or 12-15-inch long rolls to make into the pretzel shape!.

Allow sticks or pretzels to sit for about 1-2 mins!. Place them into boiling water-baking soda mixture one or two at a time!.

Let the pretzels boil for 1 minute 10 seconds, then flip them over with the slotted spoon and boil on the other side for 1 minute and 10 seconds!.

This boiling step gives them a firm skin and adds some flavour!. Not boiling long enough leaves them too soft and allows them to rise too much!. Boiling too long makes them tough!.
Fish them out of the water, let them drip off and place them on the greased cookie sheet!.

When all the pretzels or sticks are done, sprinkle the coarse salt on them!.

Bake for 12-15 minutes or till sticks or pretzels are golden brown!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

*STRAWBERRY PRETZEL JELLO SALAD

2 c!. crushed pretzel sticks
3/4 c!. melted butter
3 tbsp!. sugar
8 oz!. cream cheese
1 c!. sugar
8 oz!. Cool Whip
1 (6 oz!.) pkg!. strawberry banana Jello
2 c!. boiling water
2 (10 oz!.) pkgs!. frozen strawberries, partially thawed

Mix first three ingredients and press in bottom of a 9"x13" pan!. Bake at 350 degrees (metal pan) or 325 degrees (glass pan) 8 minutes!. Let cool completely!. Beat 1 cup sugar and cream cheese!. Fold in Cool Whip!. Spread over pretzels!. Mix Jello and water until dissolved!. Add strawberries!. Stir into Jello, then set aside for 10 minutes!. Pour over cheese mixture!. Chill!.

*Soft Pretzels

2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
2 cups warm water (110° to 115°)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons salt
1 egg
6-1/2 to 7-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons cold water
Coarse salt

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water!. Add the sugar, butter, salt, egg and 2 cups flour!. Beat until smooth!. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough!. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top!. Cover and refrigerate for 2-24 hours!.
Punch dough down!. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half!. Cut each into 16 pieces!. Roll each piece into a 20-in!. rope!. Shape into a pretzel!.
Place on greased baking sheets!. Beat egg yolk and cold water; brush over pretzels!. Sprinkle with coarse salt!. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 25 minutes!.
Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown!. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool!. Yield: 32 pretzels!.

*Classic Soft Pretzels

1/4 cup warm/hot water (110F)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 packet active dry yeast
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup water2 tbsp baking soda
1 cup cold water

Combine yeast, hot water and sugar in small dish and leave to foam for 5 minutes!. Stir flour and salt in medium bowl!. Add yeast mixture and 3/4 cup water and stir until everything comes together!. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth!.
Place in a slightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and leave to rise for one hour!.
Dissolve baking soda in cold water!. Preheat oven to 400F!.
Punch down dough and cut into 8 pieces!. Roll out each piece until approximately 18 inches long and twist into a pretzel shape!. Dip pretzel into baking soda mixture and place on parchment covered baking sheet!. Repeat to make 8 pretzels!.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown!.

*Quick & Easy Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel
http://hubpages!.com/hub/Cinnamon-Sugar-P!.!.!.

*U can try these links

http://www!.best-bread-recipes!.com/recipe!.!.!.

http://nutrition!.preschoolrock!.com/index!.!.!.

http://www!.grouprecipes!.com/s/soft-pretz!.!.!.

http://allrecipes!.com/Recipe/Buttery-Sof!.!.!.

http://momsbest!.blogspot!.com/2007/12/796!.!.!.

http://lilyng2000!.blogspot!.com/2007/04/s!.!.!.

http://bakingbites!.com/2008/01/parmesan-!.!.!.

http://www!.cooks!.com/rec/search/0,1-0,so!.!.!.

http://bakingbites!.com/2007/05/whole-whe!.!.!.

ENJOY :-)Www@FoodAQ@Com





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