Easy Soft Pretzels - Germany
No offense to those of you that enjoy German cuisine, but I had a very difficult time finding menu items to go into our geographic study on Germany that my kids would actually eat. This wound up being such a super simple solution that it is now a regular treat around our house!
Ingredients:
2 - 16 oz. loaves frozen bread dough
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon water
Coarse salt*
Directions:
1. Separate thawed bread into 24 - 1 1/2" balls.
2. Roll each ball into a rope 14 1/2" long.
3. Have children plan and design pretzel shapes (letters or numerals).
4. Put pretzels one inch apart on greased cookie sheet.
5. Let stand for 20 minutes and brush with combined egg white and water.
6. Sprinkle with coarse salt.
7. Place a shallow pan containing 1" of boiling water on bottom rack of oven; bake pretzels at 350 degrees on rack above water for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
*Some people have a salt-restricted diet. You can either leave the salt off just dunk your pretzel in a dipping sauce like mustard; or, you can use salt substitute or herbs (e.g., caraway).
