Kids Homemade Breadsticks and Pretzels

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:

  1. Combine warm water, sugar and sprinkle the yeast on top. Let it set for about 10 minutes.
  2. Add in flour and salt and knead in the mixer.
  3. Grease bowl and place dough in the bowl. Cover it and leave it in a warm place for 30 minutes to let it rise.
  4. Preheat the oven 25 degrees F.
  5. Divide the dough into 8 equal parts and toll each part into a 2 foot rope.
  6. Form 8 pretzels and set aside.
  7. 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.
  8. Melt the butter and use a basting brush to spread the melted butter onto the warm pretzels.
  9. 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:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F, and prepare 2 2 baking sheets.
  2. Combine water and sugar and sprinkle the yeast on top. Let it set for 10 minutes.
  3. Mix in 2 cups of the flour, salt and hot water.
  4. 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.
  5. Dump the dough on flour surface and cup into fourths, then cup each piece into 3 equal pieces making 12 pieces.
  6. Roll the pieces into 10 inch ropes and place on the baking sheets.
  7. Bake for 11-12 minutes.
  8. 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:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F, and prepare 2 2 baking sheets.
  2. Combine water and sugar and sprinkle the yeast on top. Let it set for 10 minutes.
  3. Mix in 2 cups of the flour, salt and hot water.
  4. 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.
  5. Dump the dough on flour surface and cup into fourths, then cup each piece into 3 equal pieces making 12 pieces.
  6. Roll the pieces into 10 inch ropes and place on the baking sheets.
  7. Bake for 11-12 minutes.
  8. Mix the melted butter and garlic salt and the brush it on the sticks.

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