So tonight, on a whim, at 9pm I started baking pretzels. I'm insane. I know it, it's ok.
I think I really needed to do some yeast cookery. I haven't made bread since February. And really really.... I miss it. So, this was a good move. They're delicious.Just try it. I don't know what the soda solution bath does. I brushed mine with butter and sprinkled them with salt before I baked them. I support this method. Do it.
***UPDATE****
Fun facts:
Contrary to popular opinion, these are not difficult. The only difficult thing is the folding of the pretzel. And if you're not bothered by fugly pretzels (I'm not) even that's not hard!! You just make a long, skinny snake out of pretzel dough (don't flour your board/counter. your dough will be sticky, but if you flour, it'll fall apart.) and then make an upside-down U with the pretzel, so the ends are pointing at you. Pick up the tails, cross left over right, and smash down into the upside-down U part. Done.
Don't salt them if you're planning to have left-overs. The salt makes them mushy and a little.... wet. It's odd.
OR, just eat them all in one go. This also works. :)
Mmmmmmmmmm giant soft pretzels...I need to make those, now. GOOD JOH FOR INSPIRING ME! ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd don't worry. I randomly bake in the middle of the night all the time =)
it's a 4 out of 5 difficulty!? you must be some evil baking genius. this looks so yum.
ReplyDeleteYay, I think I can comment now! I'd been thwarted at every attempt for a while there.
ReplyDeleteSorry you've been down - I should think some stellar pretzels helps.