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Snowflake Pretzels:

Ingredients

Night before:

  • 1/2 cup bread flour
  • 1/4 cup water

Day of:

  • 3 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • red chili jelly - optional

Method

The night before combine all the "night before" ingredients together; mix and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to sit in room temperature room overnight or 12 - 18 hours. In a saucepan combine the water, milk and butter. Heat till the butter is melted or till the milk comes to a scald. Pour mixture into a large bowl and add 1 1/2 cups of flour; mix till smooth. Allow the mixture to cool to 110F. Add in the night before mixture, instant yeast and salt. Mix with a wooden spoon till smooth. Start to add in the rest of the flour. Mix in the bowl till it becomes to hard to mix. Pour out onto a floured surface and continue to add the rest of the flour. Knead for about 3 minutes. Place the dough onto a lightly oiled plate and spray some oil on top. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 30 minutes.

At this point see our class to learn how to shape the Snowflake Pretzels.

Spray with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 1 1/2 hours. Take your chili jelly and heat in the microwave till soft. Brush the tops of the snowflakes. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top. place into a preheated 420 degree oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and turn on the broiler, brush again with some more chili jelly and place under the broiler for 1 minute. Remove from oven and enjoy!