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		<title>By: Andy</title>
		<link>http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/salt-cross-buns/#comment-331579</link>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just a slight clarification.

Salt is not significantly hygroscopic.  It doesn&#039;t draw water to itself (it does a little bit, but not much.)  The reason salt draws water out of meat and vegetables is related to the osmotic balance between the inside and outside of the cells.  Even then, it&#039;s not actually drawing the water out, it&#039;s just creating a state where it&#039;s statistically probable that water will be on the outside of the cell wall.  This creates an effective force on the water when you take a very large number of molecules into account.  But flour does not have cells.

Just don&#039;t put fresh bread in a sealed plastic bag.  Bretzel or no.  You&#039;ll be fine.  Notice even grocery stores put their bread in paper or perforated plastic.  I usually leave home-made bread out uncovered the first night.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just a slight clarification.</p>
<p>Salt is not significantly hygroscopic.  It doesn&#8217;t draw water to itself (it does a little bit, but not much.)  The reason salt draws water out of meat and vegetables is related to the osmotic balance between the inside and outside of the cells.  Even then, it&#8217;s not actually drawing the water out, it&#8217;s just creating a state where it&#8217;s statistically probable that water will be on the outside of the cell wall.  This creates an effective force on the water when you take a very large number of molecules into account.  But flour does not have cells.</p>
<p>Just don&#8217;t put fresh bread in a sealed plastic bag.  Bretzel or no.  You&#8217;ll be fine.  Notice even grocery stores put their bread in paper or perforated plastic.  I usually leave home-made bread out uncovered the first night.</p>
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		<title>By: Sharon</title>
		<link>http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/salt-cross-buns/#comment-300767</link>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Have made and loved these many times. Made them today with my 4 year old. we used regular yeast, let them rise an hour, shaped them, they looked great. Got wrapped up in a different project, and the second rise went on too long (about 1.5 hrs). Came back to overproofed dough.  This time, bretzels=failure. My fault, though! Will try again tomorrow.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have made and loved these many times. Made them today with my 4 year old. we used regular yeast, let them rise an hour, shaped them, they looked great. Got wrapped up in a different project, and the second rise went on too long (about 1.5 hrs). Came back to overproofed dough.  This time, bretzels=failure. My fault, though! Will try again tomorrow.</p>
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		<title>By: Daria</title>
		<link>http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/salt-cross-buns/#comment-278216</link>
		<dc:creator>Daria</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 02:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>omg i just made these and they.are.amazing! highly recommend. perfect recipe. first try!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>omg i just made these and they.are.amazing! highly recommend. perfect recipe. first try!</p>
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		<title>By: Jenny</title>
		<link>http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/salt-cross-buns/#comment-276807</link>
		<dc:creator>Jenny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And a note to all those who don&#039;t have a food processor, DON&#039;T use a blender. The blade will get stuck in the dough, causing the little turny wheel thing to be reduced to dust. Oops...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And a note to all those who don&#8217;t have a food processor, DON&#8217;T use a blender. The blade will get stuck in the dough, causing the little turny wheel thing to be reduced to dust. Oops&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Jenny</title>
		<link>http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/salt-cross-buns/#comment-276763</link>
		<dc:creator>Jenny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I used to get these at a farmer&#039;s market in LA for my German husband. As soon as I saw your recipe, I went straight to the grocery store to buy the ingredients. My husband is going to be so surprised!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used to get these at a farmer&#8217;s market in LA for my German husband. As soon as I saw your recipe, I went straight to the grocery store to buy the ingredients. My husband is going to be so surprised!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Kathy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My local grocery store carries pretzel rolls in all kinds of shapes.  Small dinner rolls, hamburger rolls, sausage rolls, and small loaves of bread.  They have a dark, shiny, smooth crust.  Yummy!  I&#039;d really like to try making these myself.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My local grocery store carries pretzel rolls in all kinds of shapes.  Small dinner rolls, hamburger rolls, sausage rolls, and small loaves of bread.  They have a dark, shiny, smooth crust.  Yummy!  I&#8217;d really like to try making these myself.</p>
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		<title>By: Joe</title>
		<link>http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/salt-cross-buns/#comment-247346</link>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Re: X-cuts
I&#039;ve found that serrated knives, and most knives in general, leave a jagged cut in most baked products, so I use the old-fashinoned single-edge razor blades. I keep a dispenser in with my baking equipment.   Great site :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re: X-cuts<br />
I&#8217;ve found that serrated knives, and most knives in general, leave a jagged cut in most baked products, so I use the old-fashinoned single-edge razor blades. I keep a dispenser in with my baking equipment.   Great site :-)</p>
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		<title>By: Jessica</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jessica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh my! All that needs is a smear of nutella! My mouth is watering just thinking about it!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh my! All that needs is a smear of nutella! My mouth is watering just thinking about it!</p>
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		<title>By: Laura</title>
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		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just discovered your site last weekend (and skimmed back though ALL your recipes - all 95 pages, I believe it was!).  I made these delicious little guys this morning.  Your blog is wonderful!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just discovered your site last weekend (and skimmed back though ALL your recipes &#8211; all 95 pages, I believe it was!).  I made these delicious little guys this morning.  Your blog is wonderful!</p>
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		<title>By: liz</title>
		<link>http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/salt-cross-buns/#comment-220033</link>
		<dc:creator>liz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We just made these and they were oddly soggy in some places and not as round and pretty as yours.  They did rise both times but I&#039;m wondering if I killed the rise somehow while handling them and putting them in the water.  And I also recut my crosses after the second rise which made them more defined but maybe also allowed too much inside surface area to hit the water (and therefore get soggy)?  We used a finer kosher salt so you can&#039;t see the nice big-white-LOOK-AT-ME-I&#039;M-A-PRETZEL business going on.  I think we have to go for a take two. (Btw- I&#039;m obsessed with your site!  Beatiful pictures and lovely recipes and you have a great writing voice :)  My aunt and I had a sweet little bonding moment when we found out we both read sk.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We just made these and they were oddly soggy in some places and not as round and pretty as yours.  They did rise both times but I&#8217;m wondering if I killed the rise somehow while handling them and putting them in the water.  And I also recut my crosses after the second rise which made them more defined but maybe also allowed too much inside surface area to hit the water (and therefore get soggy)?  We used a finer kosher salt so you can&#8217;t see the nice big-white-LOOK-AT-ME-I&#8217;M-A-PRETZEL business going on.  I think we have to go for a take two. (Btw- I&#8217;m obsessed with your site!  Beatiful pictures and lovely recipes and you have a great writing voice :)  My aunt and I had a sweet little bonding moment when we found out we both read sk.)</p>
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