Baked Pretzels by pat88

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Baked Pretzels
Submitted by pat88 on August 24, 2002 at 9:33 pm

This recipe is from the Fleischmann's Yeast Bread Machine Favorites (pg.73). This recipe is a 1 and 1/2 lb. recipe.

3/4 cup water
1 large egg
3/4 tsp. salt
3 cups bread flour
4 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. instant yeast
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp. water
Coarse salt or sesame seed

Add first 7 ingredients to bread machine pan in the order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough/manual cycle. When cycle is complete, remove dough from machine to a lightly floured surface. If necessary, knead in enough flour to make dough easy to handle. Roll into a 14x6-inch rectangle. With sharp knife, cut into twelve 14x1/2-inch strips. Gently pull each strip into a rope about 16 inches long. To shape into pretzels: Curve ends of each rope to make a circle; cross ends at top. Twist ends once and lay over bottom of circle. Place on greased baking sheets. Do not let rise.

Combine lightly beaten egg and 1 Tbs. water; brush on pretzels. Sprinkle with coarse salt or sesame seed. Bake at 350 degrees F for 18 to 20 minutes or until done. (For even browning when using two sheets, switch positions of sheets halfway through baking.) Remove from sheets; cool on wire rack.
Makes 12 pretzels.

Notes: I use parchment paper on the baking sheets. The egg wash can make a mess on the pans and the parchment paper makes clean-up much easier!

These are delicious warmed up in a toaster oven for about 5 minutes. I hope you enjoy them! 🙂 ~~~Pat

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