Happy National Pretzel Day!!
April 26 is National Pretzel Day—who knew there was such a holiday?!
So in honor of National Pretzel Day here is a blast from the past (May 2008!)
Homemade Soft Pretzels
We followed a recipe that promised Aunt Annie’s Pretzels-like from the mall. They weren’t exactly Aunt Annie’s but not too bad either. I used white whole wheat flour for ours-white flour definitely would have been better. Ours were really heavy. And as far s the amount this recipe makes-unless you are feeding an army cut this recipe in half as this makes at least a dozen pretzels and they don’t save well.
Aunt Annie’s Soft Pretzel Recipe
In a large bowl combine 1 1/2 tsp live active yeast with 1 1/2 cups 110 degree water, 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar and dash of salt. Let sit 5 minutes
Add 4 cups flour mix well and knead for 5 minutes
Put in greased bowl and cover with damp towel and let sit 1 hour in a warm place.
Divide into 8 to 12 pieces -we divided into 16 pieces-and they were still pretty thick.
Roll into rope and shape , dip into 1/4 cup warm water that has 1 tablespoon baking soda mixed in.
Bake at 500 degrees for 8 minutes
Brush liberally with melted butter and sprinkle with kosher salt or 2 tablespoons mixed with melted butter and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar or parmesan cheese and garlic salt and serve with marinara sauce.
Mmmmmmmm!
