Soft whole wheat pretzels
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | (16 oz) loaves frozen whole wheat bread dough, thawed | |
| 1 | Egg white, slightly beaten | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Water |
| Coarse salt | ||
Directions
Thaw bread in the refrigerator overnight. From each loaf, shape 12 1-½ inch balls. Roll each ball into a rope approximately 14 inches long. Shape into pretzels by forming a knot and looping ends through.
Arrange pretzels one inch apart on well-greased baking sheet. Let stand for 20 minutes. Brush combined egg white and water on pretzels, then sprinkle with coarse salt. Place in a shallow pan containing one inch of boiling water on a lower rack in the oven. Bake pretzels on a cookie sheet on a rack above the water at 350 for 20 minutes or till golden brown. Makes two dozen pretzels.
Variation 1: Pretzel Sticks can be made by beginning with balls rolled into 8-inch sticks. Try pretzel letters, which is something small children will enjoy helping you do.
Variation 2: Roll sticks 4-6 inches long in mixture of melted butter, cinnamon and sugar before baking.