PAPA DREXLER'S BAVARIAN PRETZELS
Fun to make, traditional pretzels are great with a nice mug of beer!
Provided by Tim Drexler
Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes Pretzel Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, stir together 1 cup of flour, yeast, sugar, 2 tablespoons of butter, and 1 1/3 cup water. Let this mixture stand until bubble begin to form, about 15 minutes. Stir in the salt and gradually stir in the remaining flour until dough can be picked up and kneaded on the counter. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes, adding more flour if needed.
- Divide the dough into 6 pieces and let them rest for a few minutes. Roll out one piece at a time into a rope about 15 inches long. Loop and twist into that cool pretzel shape. Set on a baking sheet while you roll out the remaining portions.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C). Bring the remaining 3 cups of water to a boil and add the baking soda. Remove from the heat. Dip pretzels into the water bath for about 45 seconds, flipping over about halfway through. Place the soaked pretzels on a greased baking sheet. Brush them with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse salt.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 304 calories, Carbohydrate 49.2 g, Cholesterol 20.4 mg, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 7.3 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 2800.8 mg, Sugar 0.9 g
BRETZEL ROLLS (BAVARIAN PRETZEL SANDWICH ROLLS)
These fabulous rolls are wonderful stuffed with your favorite sandwich ingredients. This is one of those recipes that is not hard to make...but makes you feel a great sense of accomplishment when looking at the finished product. You can either make them into a tight knot, pretzel shape or simple bun shape. The recipe is a combined effort from Thorsten, his German baker friend, and myself. The dough also makes great pretzels. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Scoring the top with an X has some cool results as well! BEER PAIRING: Live Oak Pilz, a Bohemian-style pilsner, is perfect with these rolls!
Provided by NcMysteryShopper
Categories Breads
Time 1h54m
Yield 1 dozen bretzel rolls, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a small bowl if using a bread machine, or in the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, mix a 1/3 cup of the warm water (105-115 degrees) with the yeast and let stand until foamy.
- Add the remaining cup of warm water along with milk, sugar & melted butter and swirl to dissolve the sugar. (If using a bread machine add mixture to bread machine at this point and continue).
- Add flour and mix on dough cycle or med-low speed.
- Remove dough from bread machine once it forms a nice a firm, pliable dough ball.
- Add more flour if necessary.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured table and knead for 2 minutes.
- Roll into a 2 foot long log and cut into 12 even pieces.
- Cover dough with plastic and a damp cloth and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Pat dough into rolls or form knots and arrange on a lightly floured surface about an inch apart and cover with lightly oiled plastic wrap.
- Let the pretzels rest for an additional 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 425°.
- Lightly oil 2 baking sheets.
- In a large stockpot, bring the cold water to a rolling boil and add baking soda.
- Drop two rolls into the boiling water and boil for no more then 30 seconds, turning once.
- Carefully remove with tongs or slotted spoon and hold above pot and let drain.
- Sprinkle lightly with salt.
- Repeat with the remaining rolls.
- Arrange rolls on the oiled baking sheets and bake on the upper and middle racks of the oven for about 8-10 minutes, or until browned all over; shift pans from top to bottom and back to front halfway through, for even baking.
- Let rolls cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer them to a rack.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
BAVARIAN PRETZEL ROLLS
From a friend who recently traveled to Switzerland and returned with this recipe. She says this recipe is more authentic (i.e., Bavarian) and less "mall food court" than other recipes (all are good, but it's a matter of preference). I don't know whether to believe her - I haven't been to Switzerland to sample their goods, and I won't make this recipe until after I have posted it here. I like surprises.
Provided by calamari
Categories Breads
Time 2h15m
Yield 12-16 rolls
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a mixer bowl, add yeast and 1 1/2 cups warm water and let stand for about 5 minutes until it foams and smells yeasty.
- Add sweetener, flour, salt, and melted butter. Mix with the dough hook until it forms a dough ball, about a couple minutes.
- Cover and let rise about 1 hour. Punch down and turn ball on a lightly floured counter.
- Roll dough into a "rope" and cut into the approximate sizes you want your rolls - about 12-16 rolls is reasonable. Shape into rolls. You can try pulling the dough balls inside out and pinching the edges together on the bottom to form a nice rounded top and a flatish bottom. Don't make it more difficult than it has to be; they taste good even if they don't look perfect!
- Put the rolls on a parchment lined cookie sheet or two (they won't rise much more). Cover and let rise another 30 minutes.
- Pre-heat oven to 425 °F.
- Heat 2 quarts of water to boiling.
- When water is boiling and rolls have risen, slowly pour baking soda into the water. Be careful! If you pour too quickly, the pot may boil over. Baking soda is a fine powder, providing plenty of nucleation points for steam bubbles to form, and it releases some gas when it contacts the water, to boot.
- Use a slotted spoon or spatula to east the rolls into the baking soda bath and poach for about 30 seconds on each side (the more time they poach the crustier, browner, and more authentic they'll be -- the less time in the bath the more like mall pretzels they'll be -- both are good, it's up to you).
- Use slotted spoon to remove from bath and place back on cookie sheets.
- While still damp, sprinkle with pretzel or kosher salt and score top with a knife in a plus (+) shape to allow the rolls to expand attractively while baking.
- Bake at 425 °F for about 15 minutes or until caramel brown. (More or less depending on your oven and personal preference). Rotate cookie sheets top to bottom and rear to front midway during baking, if you desire.
- Serving suggestions:.
- For breakfast: serve warm with Irish butter and strawberry preserves.
- For snack: smear with cheddar cheese spread
- For lunch/dinner: cut in half and top with thin sliced roast beef and smoked Gouda cheese; broil until cheese is brown and bubbly.
- Or just eat them plain!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 211.3, Fat 4.4, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 2983.4, Carbohydrate 37.1, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 1.1, Protein 5.3
ROAST BEEF MINI SANDWICHES ON PRETZEL ROLLS
I got the inspiration for these sandwiches from an awards dinner I attended where roast beef sandwiches were served on bavarian pretzel buns. I loved the idea, but the dough was way too salty and dry. I wanted a more Auntie Anne's-type bun. So I fooled around a bit, and this is what I came up with. The mustard sauce amounts are estimated, I usually just eyeball it, taste and change. I made these sandwiches at our Christmas and New Year's parties, and now my brother-in-law thinks we should make these every week.
Provided by kadiprimo
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 2h45m
Yield 40 sandwiches, 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- For the pretzels, dissolve the yeast in 1 1/4 cup warm water and let sit for a few minutes.
- Combine flour, powdered sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the yeast mixture and the oil. Stir until the dough comes together and then turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for at least 5 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover, and set in a warm place for about 45 minutes, or until dough has doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 425 and spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray.
- Make the bath for the pretzels by combining the baking soda and 2 cups warm water. Stir until mostly dissolved.
- Take dollops of dough and roll them into balls. They won't actually stay in perfect balls; they just need to be sort of rounded on top to make a bun. I made mine about 2" diameters and got about 40 out of the dough. Dip each ball into the baking soda bath, then blot on a paper towel just for a second to get rid of the drips. Place 12 on a sheet and sprinkle with the kosher or pretzel salt. Bake for 4 minutes, spin the pan around and bake for another 3-4 minutes or until golden brown. If desired, brush with melted butter.
- When cooled, slice each roll in half to make the bun.
- To make the mustard sauce, combine the dijon mustard, mayo, yellow mustard, horseradish, worchestershire, pepper and vinegar. Taste sauce and alter to your preferences.
- Assemble sandwiches with sauce, roast beef, and caramelized onions. Buns can be made ahead of time and stored in an air-tight container. Once the sauce is on the bun, the soggy factor will kick in if stored, so only assemble what you plan to eat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 168.5, Fat 3.2, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 16.5, Sodium 1795.9, Carbohydrate 25.9, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 6.6, Protein 9
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