Soft Breadsticks ~ pretzel thoughts

[Guest guest]

Yeah, those pretzels sold in the street vendor's carts are

more bagel-chewie. But to me a pretzel can be soft, chewie,

or crispity-crunchy and it is more about the shape... though

i do enjoy those long crunchy pretzel sticks now and then.

 

i have another breadstick recipe that i have made into

pretzels for the family that called for thawed out frozen

bread dough. Those came out more like the cart vendor version

of chewy pretzels, but i didn't boil them first

[recipe reposted below]

 

Parmesan Breadsticks

 

3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning

1 loaf (1 pound) frozen white bread dough, thawed

1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Warm pizza sauce, optional

 

Combine cheese and Italian seasoning in a shallow bowl;

set aside. Divide dough into 32 sections; roll each into a

5 inch long rope. Twist two pieces together.

[here is where i shaped them into pretzels instead]

Moisten ends with water and pinch to seal. Dip in butter,

then roll in cheese mixture. [i skipped the cheese mixture

part once and used coarse salt, but another time i did the

cheese mixture and everyone loved it]. Place on a greased

baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-14 minutes or until

golden brown. Serve with pizza sauce for dipping if desired.

Yield: 16 servings

 

~ pt ~

 

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, " Erin " <truepatriot wrote:

>

> My understanding is pretzels are more like bagels

> than breadsticks. The trick being to briefly boil

> them before baking. This keeps the insides nice

> and moist and CHEWY, while the outsides crisp up.

>

> -Erin

[Guest guest]

The first time I ever saw those pretzels was when I moved to Philadelphia

back in the late 80's and they were sold on every street corner...they would

run out to your car and sell you one. They were really unusual to me, but I

grew to appreciate them with a lot of mustard. Now I like the ones that are

in the malls with the sugar and such, but being vegan can't eat them anymore

as they are coasted in butter first of all and heaven only knows what is in

them. Philly also had people who would run up to your car while you were at

a light and start washing your windows expecting a payment without asking

you. Got so I kept my windshield down so I could holler " NO thank you. "

linda

 

" ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll

 

> Yeah, those pretzels sold in the street vendor's carts are

> more bagel-chewie. But to me a pretzel can be soft, chewie,

> or crispity-crunchy and it is more about the shape... though

> i do enjoy those long crunchy pretzel sticks now and then.