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PRAYER PRETZELS Long ago in Europe a monk gave children "crossed arms" of soft bread for learning their prayers. The Pilgrims brought pretzels to America aboard the Mayflower. One day a baker fell asleep and his soft pretzels cooked too much and became hard- ened. Making soft pretzels are both fun and easy, you'll enjoy it! 1 c. warm yeast 2 pkg. dry yeast 2 Tbsp. sugar 3 c. flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1 egg, butter and coarse salt Put the warm water into a large mixing bowl and add the yeast. Stir until the yeast dissolves. Then add the flour gradually and stir while adding flour. Mixture will become stiff. Sprinkle some flour on a board and knead the dough until smooth. Form the dough into a ball; put back into bowl and cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 1/2 hours. Punch down dough and turn onto floured board. Roll the dough into a square about 1/2 inch thick. Use the dull back of a knife to cut strips about as wide as your fattest finger. Twist each strip into a pretzel shape. One at a time, place each pretzel in a shallow pot of boiling water to which you have added the baking soda. Remove the pretzels after five seconds and put them on a buttered baking dish. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |