Pretzels Recipes

Pretzels Recipes

It's kind of Moulded & Shaped cookie. Te cookie dough is stiffer which can be moulded or shaped into balls, crescent or pretzel. Some dough needs to be refrigerated some does not. A wet fork can be used to press on the cookie dough to make pattern to the cookies. You can top the cookie with chopped nuts, sesame seeds, desiccated coconut, cornflakes and etc. to make the cookies look more apptetizing.

Ingredients

(A) 160g Butter, 70g Icing sugar

(B) 1 Egg yolk, 1/4 tsp Vanilla essence, Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated

(C) 260g Flour, 1tsp Baking powder, 1/2 tsp Milk powder, some Coarse sugar

Directions

1.Mix (A) till well blended. Then add in (B) and cream lightly till smooth.

2.Add in sieved (C) and mix till well blended.

3.Refrigerate for 60 minutes. Take some of the dough out and roll it into 9cm strip, 8mm in diameter.

4.Plaited each strip from both ends to make a loose knot.

5.Brush the surface of the plaited dough with water. Then sprinkle some coarse sugar on top.

6.Bake at 175 degree for 15~20 minutes.

*Refer to Method for Shaping Pretzel.

Tips

If you want the pretzel coated with melted chocolate, skip the coarse sugar.