The kids have been baking bread this winter. We read the Walter the Baker by Eric Carle and then they wanted to make pretzels. We also tried a Little Caesars Breadsticks.
Bavarian Soft Pretzels
Dough Ingredients:
- 3 tea instant dry yeast
- 1 1/2 Cup warm water (100-110 degrees F)
- 2 TBS granulated sugar
- 4 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tea salt
Crust Ingredients:
- 1 Cup water
- 2 tea basking soda
- Coarse sea salt
- 1/4 Cup butter
Directions:
- Combine warm water, sugar and sprinkle the yeast on top. Let it set for about 10 minutes.
- Add in flour and salt and knead in the mixer.
- Grease bowl and place dough in the bowl. Cover it and leave it in a warm place for 30 minutes to let it rise.
- Preheat the oven 25 degrees F.
- Divide the dough into 8 equal parts and toll each part into a 2 foot rope.
- Form 8 pretzels and set aside.
- Combine water and baking soda in a shallow stovetop pan and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and submerge each pretzel in the water for a second and place on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with sea salt and bake for 11-12 minutes.
- Melt the butter and use a basting brush to spread the melted butter onto the warm pretzels.
- Eat with nacho cheese sauce.
Little Caesars Breadsticks
Dough Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 tea instant dry yeast
- 1/4 Cup warm water (100-110 degrees F)
- 1 TBS granulated sugar
- 3 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tea salt
- 1 Cup hot water
Basting Ingredients:
- 1/4 Cup melted butter
- 1/2 tea garlic salt
- 1/4 Cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F, and prepare 2 2 baking sheets.
- Combine water and sugar and sprinkle the yeast on top. Let it set for 10 minutes.
- Mix in 2 cups of the flour, salt and hot water.
- Mix on low in your mixer and slowly add 1 more cup of flour until the dough is smooth and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Dump the dough on flour surface and cup into fourths, then cup each piece into 3 equal pieces making 12 pieces.
- Roll the pieces into 10 inch ropes and place on the baking sheets.
- Bake for 11-12 minutes.
- Mix the melted butter and garlic salt and the brush it on the sticks. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Olive Garden Breadsticks
Dough Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 tea instant dry yeast
- 1/4 Cup warm water (100-110 degrees F)
- 1 TBS granulated sugar
- 3 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tea salt
- 1 Cup hot water
Basting Ingredients:
- 1/4 Cup melted butter
- 1/2 tea garlic salt
- 1/4 Cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F, and prepare 2 2 baking sheets.
- Combine water and sugar and sprinkle the yeast on top. Let it set for 10 minutes.
- Mix in 2 cups of the flour, salt and hot water.
- Mix on low in the mixer and slowly add 1 more cup of flour until the dough is smooth and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Dump the dough on flour surface and cup into fourths, then cup each piece into 3 equal pieces making 12 pieces.
- Roll the pieces into 10 inch ropes and place on the baking sheets.
- Bake for 11-12 minutes.
- Mix the melted butter and garlic salt and the brush it on the sticks.
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