Pretzel
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. Pretzels are delicious served with cheese sauce or mustard-based sauce. These pretzels can be taken to work or on trips. Moreover, they can be stored for up to a week in a baking box or bag. They can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Dissolve sugar and salt in a glass of warm water, stirring. Then add the yeast. Let it sit for about 10 minutes.
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Step 2
2. Add flour and butter to the mixture with yeast.
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Step 3
3. Knead the dough.
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Step 4
4. The pretzel dough should not stick to your hands. Add more flour if necessary.
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Step 5
5. Place the dough in a bowl, cover with a towel, and let it sit in a warm place for one to two hours, until it doubles in volume.
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Step 6
6. When the dough has risen, grease the work surface and your hands with vegetable oil. Roll out the dough to a thickness of a couple of centimeters.
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Step 7
7. Cut the dough into strips. Shape them into the form of the English letter "U", then cross the ends and secure them. The most important thing is to attach the ends well so they don't come apart during boiling. Yes, pretzels are first boiled and then baked in the oven.
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Step 8
8. Pour 8 cups of water into a saucepan, add the soda. Bring to a boil and turn off the heat.
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Step 9
9. Preheat the oven to 230 degrees if you want soft pretzels, or to 180 degrees for hard ones. Grease the baking sheet. Dip each pretzel into the hot solution of water and baking soda for about 30 seconds. Then place them on the baking sheet.
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Step 10
10. Brush each pretzel with beaten egg yolk.
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Step 11
11. Sprinkle the pretzels with coarse salt.
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Step 12
12. Bake the soft pretzels for about 12 minutes, until golden brown. If you want the pretzels to be hard, bake them for 40–50 minutes.
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Step 13
13. The finished pretzels should sit for about 10 minutes, and then they can be eaten.