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- Cuisine: German
- For 15 pretzels
Preparation
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C in a fan oven), 400°F, gas 6.Mix the yeast with 5 tbsp of lukewarm water.
In a bowl mix the flour with half a tsp of salt and make a well in the middle. Pour the yeast into the well and dust with a little flour. Then cover and allow to rise in a warm place for approx. 15 minutes.
Add 200 ml lukewarm water and knead into a smooth dough. Cover and allow to rise again for 1 hour until the dough has doubled in size.
Re-knead the dough thoroughly and break into 15 pieces. Roll each piece until it is about 40 cm long. Shape the strands in to pretzels and place on a baking tray lined with grease-proof paper.
Heat a litre of water and dissolve the baking soda in it. One by one, dunk the pretzels in the water for approx. 20 seconds then remove. Allow to drip dry then place them back on the baking tray.
Allow to rise again for another 15 minutes, then sprinkle with the coarse salt and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until brown and crispy.
If you enjoyed this Lye pretzels recipe then browse more German recipes, bread recipes, baking recipes and our most popular hainanese chicken rice recipe.
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| 4. | Eiger Swiss Restaurant | Petersham | |
| 5. | Hofbrauhaus | Melbourne | |
| 6. | Hahndorf Inn Hotel & Cellars | Hahndorf | |
| 7. | Harmonie German Club | Narrabundah | |
| 8. | Elmar's in the Valley | Henley Brook | |
| 9. | Lowenbrau Keller | The Rocks | |
| 10. | Duckstein Brewery | Henley Brook |
Comments (6)
27 Jan 2012 09:00 AEST
Martin
Kingswood
US company Essential Depot doesn't ship internationally
Dear all,
Essential depot send me this email on my requst for sodium hydroxide:
"Sorry, but no, Essential Depot does not ship internationally."
Any suggestions for Australia?
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25 Aug 2011 03:35 AEST
william
greenville
Awesome pretzel Recipe
2 envelopes dry yeast
1 qt. milk, 2% is fine
1/2 c. warm water
3/4 c. shortening (I mix lard & butter & flavored Crisco)
1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
12 c. all-purpose flour, unsifted
1 1/2 tbsp. salt
Coarse salt to sprinkle
LYE DIP:
2 level tbsp. lye
2 quarts. cold water
Soften yeast in 1/2 cup water. Scald milk. Stir in shortening. Cool . Add yeast with 6 cups flour. Beat, vigorously. Cover, sit in warm place until risen , this takes just about 30 minutes.
Add remaining flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix until well blended. Turn out on smooth surface. Cover with moist towel 3 minutes. Knead until elastic. Put in big kettle. Cover with towel. Put in warm place and Let rise until it has doubled in size, usually takes 1 1/2 hours. Punch dough down and let stand for 10 minutes. Cut into quarters then Cut quarters into 12 pieces. Cover with towel. Roll each piece into long strip for twisting. Place on stainless steel baking sheet, then put one at a time, pretzels on slotted, stainless steel lifter, dip very briefly in lye, usually a 3-5 second bath, drain on lifter and place back on sheet. As soon as cookie sheet is full, sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake in 400 degree oven until brown, about 15 minutes. Place on dry towel to cool. Cover twisted pretzels with towel until half raised.
IMPORTANT: Lye creates a volotile reaction with aluminum! aluminum sheets or dipping tool CANNOT BE USED. Also, I spray sheets with Pam, so there is no sticking.
19 Aug 2011 06:30 AEST
Bill_the_Baker
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17 Aug 2011 05:36 AEST
Bill_the_Baker
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11 Aug 2011 06:06 AEST
Bill
Greenville
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14 Jul 2011 05:24 AEST
william
greenville
Lye for pretzels
I have been buying my lye at Essential Depot ( http://www.essentialdepot.com ) , its great for making pretzels, and I also use it to make soap in my spare time. Its pure and priced right, and dont forget to use the discount code "ship30" to receive an additional 30% discount on shipping. Check out the Vintage Lye pamplets at http://www.lyedepot.com ; its amazing all the things you can use lye for.
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