HOMEMADE PRETZELS

HOMEMADE PRETZELS


INGREDIENTS:
1 tbsp. yeast
1/2 c. warm water
1 tsp. honey
1 1/3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Put the yeast in a small
bowl with the water and honey. Stir a little, then let the
mixture sit for 5 minutes. Mix the flour and salt together
in a medium-size bowl. After the 5 minutes is up, check on
the yeast mixture. It should be bigger than before and a
little bubbly. Add this mixture to the flour and salt mixture.
Stir everything together. Use a spoon to start. Finish with
your hands. The dough is ready when it's still a little
crumbly and flaky. Put the dough on the cutting board and
knead it like you are playing with clay. Knead it into one
big ball. Break off a piece of dough that's about the size
of a big gumball or superball. Use your hands to roll it
into a skinny snake. Twist the snake into a medium-size
pretzel shape, and put it on the cookie sheet. Do this with
all the dough, making 12 pretzels. Bake for 10 minutes
and allow to cool slightly before biting in.

Yield: 1 dozen pretzels