Pretzels - Pretzel
breads
1 cake compressed yeast or
1 packet
1 1/2 cup warm water
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cup flour
1 large egg, beaten
1 coarse salt
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add salt to yeast mixture. Blend in flour and knead dough until smooth, about 7 or 8 minutes. Cover and let the dough rise until double in bulk. Punch down. Cut dough into small pieces and roll into ropes. twist the ropes into pretzel shapes and place on a greased cookie sheet. Using a pastry brush, brush pretzels with egg and sprinkle with coarse salt. Allow pretzels to rise until almost double in bulk. Bake at 425deg F for 10-15 minutes or until browned. Best if eaten immediately. If not, store in airtight contained. Makes one dozen 6-inch pretzels
Yield: 1 servings