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Soft Pretzels
3. Twist ends once and lay down over bottom of
circle.
4. Invert pretzel so ends are underneath. Place
on greased baking sheets 1 inch apart. Brush
lightly with beaten egg and sprinkle with your
choice of coarse salt or poppy seeds or
sesame seeds.
5. For soft pretzels, serve warm from the oven
with mustard.
SOFT PRETZELS
Prepare Pizza Dough with Beer recipe.
1. Turn dough onto lightly floured board and divide dough into 8 equal portions.
2. Cut each portion into another 8 equal portions. Roll each piece of dough into a thin rope about 20
inches long and pencil-thin.
3. To shape into pretzel, pick up ends of rope in each hand and curve into a circle, crossing ends at top.
4. Twist ends once and lay down over bottom of circle.
5. Invert pretzel so ends are underneath, place about 1 inch apart on well-greased baking sheets. Then
brush with beaten egg and sprinkle lightly with coarse salt, poppy seeds, or sesame seeds.
6. Bake at 400 degrees, 10 to 12 minutes.
7. For crispy pretzels, place cooked pretzels in cool oven, on an ungreased, baking sheet. Allow to stand
3 hours or overnight. This process allows pretzels to become dry and crunchy.
8. For soft and chewy pretzels, serve warm with mustard.
Makes 48 pretzels.
2. To shape pretzel, pick up one end of rope in
each hand and curve into a circle, crossing
ends at top.
1. Roll each piece of dough into a rope about 20
inches long as thick as a pencil. Cut each in
