AUTHENTIC GERMAN SOFT PRETZEL (LAUGENBREZELN)
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Proof the yeast by dissolving it in 1/4 cup warm water and sugar for 5 minutes.
- Measure the flour into a mixing bowl, add the salt, the proofed yeast, and 1 cup of warm water. Mix by hand or with a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment until flour mixture comes together into a stiff ball. Add more warm water as needed to form the dough.
- Knead for 5 minutes and let rest for a few minutes.
- Add the butter and knead for at least 5 more minutes or until butter is fully incorporated. At this time, the dough should be firm and velvety to the touch.
- Form into a ball, butter all surfaces, and let rise until double, about 1 hour, in a warm spot.
- Place wax paper on a baking sheet.
- De-gas ( punch down ) the dough.
- Divide it into 12 (2-ounce) pieces. Form the dough into balls.
- Using very little flour, form balls into 1-foot long strands, thicker in the middle and tapering towards the ends.
- Take each strand and roll out again to form 2-foot strands.
- Twist into a pretzel shape, using a little water to make the ends stick to the loop. Experienced pretzel bakers can flip pretzels into shape in the air, but most people have to coax them.
- Place the pretzels on the baking sheet and refrigerate for 1 hour. This dries out the surface and makes them easier to handle.
- Make sure that you put on gloves and safety glasses.
- Place 1 quart of water in a plastic or glass container, weigh 1 ounce of food grade or reagent grade sodium hydroxide into a bowl, and add slowly to the water, stirring with a plastic spoon or similar object. ALWAYS ADD THE LYE TO THE WATER, not the other way around! For scientists: The lye solution will be approximately 0.75 M NaOH (FW 39.99g/mol) or almost 3 percent w/w.
- Remove pretzels from the refrigerator and dip each for 30 seconds in the lye solution.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a greased or parchment-paper-lined baking sheet.
- Sprinkle pretzel with salt. Make a deep cut through the thick part of the pretzel horizontally with a razor blade or lame. Let pretzels rest for 15 minutes.
- Heat oven to 375 F. Bake pretzels for 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 56 kcal, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 6 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 531 mg, Fat 4 g, ServingSize 1 dozen soft pretzels, UnsaturatedFat 2 g
PAPA DREXLER'S BAVARIAN PRETZELS
Fun to make, traditional pretzels are great with a nice mug of beer!
Provided by Tim Drexler
Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes Pretzel Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, stir together 1 cup of flour, yeast, sugar, 2 tablespoons of butter, and 1 1/3 cup water. Let this mixture stand until bubble begin to form, about 15 minutes. Stir in the salt and gradually stir in the remaining flour until dough can be picked up and kneaded on the counter. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes, adding more flour if needed.
- Divide the dough into 6 pieces and let them rest for a few minutes. Roll out one piece at a time into a rope about 15 inches long. Loop and twist into that cool pretzel shape. Set on a baking sheet while you roll out the remaining portions.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C). Bring the remaining 3 cups of water to a boil and add the baking soda. Remove from the heat. Dip pretzels into the water bath for about 45 seconds, flipping over about halfway through. Place the soaked pretzels on a greased baking sheet. Brush them with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse salt.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 304 calories, Carbohydrate 49.2 g, Cholesterol 20.4 mg, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 7.3 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 2800.8 mg, Sugar 0.9 g
GERMAN PRETZELS
This recipe comes from www.germanculture.com & is posted here to help fill out my German contribution to the ZWT6. Preparation time does not include the several hours needed for the dough to rise twice.
Provided by Sydney Mike
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 50m
Yield 12 pretzels, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water, then add salt & sugar to the yeast mixture.
- Blend in the flour & knead the dough until smooth, about 7 or 8 minutes.
- Cover & let dough rise for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until double in bulk.
- Grease several cookie sheets, then punch dough down & cut it into 12 pieces.
- Slightly beat the egg & set aside.
- Roll each piece of dough into a thin rope about as round as your little finger, then twist each into pretzel shapes before placing them on a greased cookie sheet.
- Using a pastry brish, coat the top of each pretzel with the beaten egg & sprinkle with coarse salt, before allowing the pretzels to rise until almost double in bulk.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F & bake the pretzels for 10 to 15 minutes, or until browned.
- Best if eaten while stlil warm, but if allowed to cool, store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.6, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.2, Cholesterol 15.5, Sodium 226, Carbohydrate 33.1, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 1.2, Protein 5.1
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