Shelli's Pretzels

Soft style pretzels
by Shelli Tindall Minton on Monday, October 3, 2011 at 12:04pm

1/2 ounce active dry yeast
2 cups water (105-115 degrees)
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp salt
1/4 cup softened butter
1 egg
6 1/2 cups all purpose flour

4tbsp baking soda
4 cup water

1 egg
2 tbsp water
coarse salt

 Dissolve the yeast in the water sit aside 10- 15 minutes. Add sugar, butter, salt and 3 cups of the flour mix until smooth. Add remaining flour until a stiff dough is formed may not take the remaining 3 1/2 cups.
Place in an oiled bowl wrap and chill 2-24 hours.
Punch down the dough divide 32 pieces roll out each  section about 20 "
Shape into desired pretzel shapes.
Boil the Water and baking soda. Add pretzel dough boil 30-40 seconds flip boil another 20 place on paper towel to drain and rise again 20-30 minutes
Brush with egg and water mix. Sprinkle with salt. Bake on parchment lined or greased cookies sheets on 400 for 15 minutes.

Crumpets v1.8

1 tsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
1/3 cup warm 105-115° water
Mix together and set in warm place for 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.

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1/3 cup warm 105-115° milk
4 tbsp butter
1 egg
Mix together until butter is soft

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1 1/4 cup cake flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp gluten
Mix together, then add yeast mixture and then the milk mixture.

Blend until a batter like texture forms. Cover and put batter in a warm place for 45 minutes.

mix 2 tsp baking powder and 2 tbsp of water together and stir into dough.

Coat oil on a heavy skillet or griddle, set on low. Oil three or four cooking rings, or large mouth mason jar bands, and place on skillet. Ladle just under 1/4 cup of batter into each ring. Cook slowly, covered with lid or aluminum foil. Remove when top of crumpet is solid.  Mine cooked for about 9 minutes.

Note to self:  Cake flour = pancakes.  Try 1/3 c.  cake flour next time

Crumpets v1.7

1 tsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
1/3 cup warm 105-115° water
Mix together and set in warm place for 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.

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1/3 cup warm 105-115° milk
4 tbsp butter
1 egg
Mix together until butter is soft

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1 cup cake flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp gluten
Mix together, then add yeast mixture and then the milk mixture.

Blend until a batter like texture forms. Cover and put batter in a warm place for 45 minutes.

mix 2 tsp baking powder and 2 tbsp of water together and stir into dough.

Coat oil on a heavy skillet or griddle, set on medium-low. Oil three or four cooking rings, or large mouth mason jar bands, and place on skillet. Ladle just under 1/4 cup of batter into each ring. Cook slowly, covered with lid or aluminum foil. Remove when top of crumpet is solid.  Mine cooked for about 6 minutes.