Monday, June 29, 2020

When life gives you yeast, make pretzels!!

Never mind toilet paper.  The hot commodity of this pandemic seems to be yeast.  I have been trying to make a pretzel recipe that my wife had found for several weeks.  We could get everything except yeast.  It has been out of stock at our local grocery store for those same number of weeks.  My neighbor heard my plea when I posted about this on Facebook and so kindly left us a small mason jar of yeast by our front door. Not wanting to miss this golden opportunity, I just had to make these.   

The dough was easy to put together and from start to finish it only takes about two hours to make these, including letting the dough rise.

These pretzels were so tasty and reminded me of Auntie Anne's which is in many malls in the United States. The recipe made six pretzels. I divided the dough into six equal parts and rolled each piece into 30 inch ropes.  After a quick dip in a baking soda/water mixture I placed on a baking sheet.  They baked for 10 minutes.   They came out crispy on the outside but soft and pillowy inside with a nice chew!!  Brushed with melted butter and they were ready to eat. 


With my new fondness for using yeast in baking, a think cinnamon rolls are next.  Any good recipes people have to share?

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