Soft Pretzels

Soft Pretzels

1 1/2 cup warm water
1 pkg yeast (or 1 Tb)
1 Tb sugar
1 tsp salt
4 cups flour

Add sugar to warm water then sprinkle yeast on top. Let float for a minute then stir to dissolve the yeast. Let sit for 10 minutes as yeast activates and starts to foam. Add salt and flour and knead 5-10 minutes; adding more flour as needed to reduce stickiness. Divide dough in to 12 pieces and roll each piece into a long rope or "snake". Twist into pretzel shape and place on nonstick baking sheet. Make an egg wash with one egg and a Tb of water, lightly beaten together. Brush pretzels with egg wash then sprinkle liberally with Kosher salt. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

*Soft pretzels just aren't the same the next day. They are still good but not as soft and fresh tasting. I'll tell you a secret though... brush them with melted butter, sprinkle on Parmesan cheese, and toss them under the broiler for a minute and you have a delicious cheesy pretzel snack! Yum!!

I got this recipe off of this blog. Nice recipe blog.

http://sisterscafe.blogspot.com/

Samantha

Pancakes/Waffles

Here is the only Pancake/Waffle recipe we use.


7 cups flour
4 Tbsp baking powder
8 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
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6 eggs
2 cups butter
6 cups milk

Mix dry ingredients
Melt butter
Mix 3 cups milk with 3 eggs in bowl or glass measuring cup.
Add milk/egg mixture to dry ingredients
Mix 2 or 3 strokes
Add melted butter
Mix just enough to get all the dry,wet
Let sit for 5 minute
Mix other 3 cups milk with the other 3 eggs
Add other milk/egg mixture to pancake mix
Stir until no longer stiff
Then cook and eat.

I know it is a funny whey of mixing it but it makes it a little more fluffy as far as I have been able to tell. I have only made it this way 2 times.

Samantha

Buttermilk Biscuts

These biscuts are really good with scrambled eggs for the main dish. The biscuts are also really good with sausage or bacon gravy or jam to go on top. Yum, yum! :) Posted by Stephanie

Ingredients:

• 1/4 c. sugar
• 3 c. flour
• 2 Tbs. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1/2 c. buttermilk
• 1/3 c. sour cream

Mix dry ingredients. Cut in butter. Mix in the rest of the ingredients. Put on a floured board and roll out. Cut out with a glass.

Oven Temp: 450 degrees
Bake Time: 10 min.

~ Stephanie

Bread

Here is the recipe I use all the time.


3 cups hot water
2/3 cups olive oil
2/3 cups honey (or 1/2 cup water + 1/2 cup sugar)
2 eggs
4 tsp salt
5 cups flour
3 Tbsp yeast
2 tsp gluten
5 to 6 cups flour


Mix together water, oil, honey (or sugar), eggs, and salt.
Add flour.
Then yeast and gluten.
Last of all add the rest of the flour.
Turn your mixer on high and mix for 24 minutes.
Roll out and put in bread pans
Let rise, in pans, for about an hour
Then cook at 350
For 30 minutes.

Samantha

Bread

Bread
(I have put instructions for stirring it by hand or using a mixer.)

2 TBS yeast
3 TBS sugar
2 3/4 c. warm water
---stir, let sit 10 min.

Add: 3 c. flour
4 TBS melted butter
2 tsp. salt
---If you're using a mixer: mix 2 minutes on low level
If you're stirring by hand: stir 200 times
---Slowly add flour up to five more cups, [switch to dough hook (if using a mixer) when it gets thick].

---Once thick: Mixer: Knead with dough hook 5 min.
By hand: knead for 10 minutes
---Let rise 1 hour (covered)

---Punch down dough. Grease two 1.5 quart loaf pans, seperate the dough into 2 equal chunks, and place one chunk of dough into each pan. Cover; let rise 30 min. (*Note: now is a good time to turn on the oven to let it have enough time to preheat.)

---Bake @ 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes

~Carilyn