Pretzel Recipes

The in-between time that one may experience between two meals may be a little irksome for some people! Snack time can often lead to binging on all sorts of foodstuffs. Besides, you might be already tired of the regular snack items, which you keep concocting at home! Think you need a welcome change in the snack foods prepared for those in-between times? Here are some easy and delicious pretzel recipes that are bound to satiate your taste buds! Pretzels are baked snack items that are shaped into a unique kind of a knot. The dough used to make pretzels is generally made from wheat flour and a mixture of brown sugar and yeast.

Easy and Delicious Pretzel Recipes:

Easy Pretzel Recipe:

Ingredients:
Loaves of bread dough, frozen (2 - 16 oz.)
Water (1 teaspoon)
Egg white - slightly beaten (1)
Coarse salt

Preparation:
The thawed bread needs to be separated into 1 ½" sized balls. These should be around 24 in number. Then roll each ball into an elongated shape, which should be around 14 ½ inches in length. Give it any shape you prefer. Then, place these pretzels on the greased cookie sheet. Keep them at least an inch away from each other for duration of 20 minutes. Meanwhile, brush it with a combination of egg white and water. Next, sprinkle this with some coarse salt.

Now, you would need to bake the pretzels. For that, take a shallow pan that contains boiling hot water (around 1") and keep this on the bottom rack of the oven. Bake the pretzels at 350 degrees F. These should be placed on the rack, which is above the water. Bake for at least 20 minutes or at till they turn a shade of golden brown.

Chocolate Pretzel Recipe:

Ingredients
Chocolate chips - any variety (12 ounces)
Thick pretzel twists (20)
Vegetable shortening (2 tablespoons)
Chopped nuts as toppings

Preparation:
Firstly, you would need to line two large sized cookie sheets with some waxed paper. Then, make a combination of chocolate chips with some vegetable shortening in a microwave bowl. You would need to microwave this bowl for duration of 2 minutes at 70 % power. Stir this preparation till it turns smooth. Continue this process of heating the bowl and stirring the same for an additional 15 minutes till the preparation turns completely smooth.

With the help of a fork, dip the pretzels into the chocolate mixture. Gently tap off any excess chocolate. Place these on a cookie sheet and sprinkle the toppings. Let it set for sometime. You can even refrigerate it if necessary. This will help the chocolate to set.

Milk Chocolate Pretzel Recipe:

Ingredients:
Circular pretzels (24)
Milk chocolate candy kisses (24)
Mini candy-coated chocolates (1 package - 1.69 ounce)

Preparation:
First, you would need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Then, place the pretzel on the baking sheets. You would then need to unwrap the candy kisses; since these have to be placed in the center of the pretzel. Then, place these in the preheated oven for around 1-2 minutes. Let the candy kisses melt slightly. Then, remove these pretzels from the oven and place one candy coated chocolate in the center area of the pretzel. Chill these in the refrigerator so that it sets perfectly.