Pretzel Fun!
Thanks to all who came out for our first foods/family nutrition meeting! Here are Tama's pretzel recipe and some photos from this week's meeting. Whole Grain Soft Pretzels 1 T yeast 1 1/2 cup warm water 1 T honey or sugar 1 t salt 1 cup bread flour 3 cups whole wheat flour Glaze 1 egg beaten with 1 T water or 1 t sugar and 1/4 cup warm water Optional ingredients 3 T oil + 1/2 cup dry milk powder Optional toppings coarse salt sesame seeds poppy seeds Dissolve yeast in water with honey in bowl until bubbly. Stir in salt, desired iptional ingredients and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead for 5 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. Let rise for 45-60 minutes or until doubled in size. Punch down; divide into 16 equal portions. Roll into 16” long ropes. This is where the family can help! Kids love making “snakes” and have unusual ideas about the pretzels eventual shapes. (Examples: names, initials, or numbers.) Transfer pretzels,