Comments on: miniature soft pretzels http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:10:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charlotte http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/#comment-1557350 Charlotte Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:54:31 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts#comment-1557350 These were so much fun to make! I love baking things that are labor-intensive (your apple pie cookies are another favorite). I'm sad though--only about half of them turned out nice-looking, and the rest are okay but they have soggy edges. I wonder what went wrong. These were so much fun to make! I love baking things that are labor-intensive (your apple pie cookies are another favorite).

I’m sad though–only about half of them turned out nice-looking, and the rest are okay but they have soggy edges. I wonder what went wrong.

]]> By: Jennifer http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/#comment-984759 Jennifer Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:37:37 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts#comment-984759 I made these pretzels today. Not sure they are gonna last long enough to take to the Bronco watching party. I love that they worked at 8k feet without any alterations. They are so delicious and beautiful. I made these pretzels today. Not sure they are gonna last long enough to take to the Bronco watching party. I love that they worked at 8k feet without any alterations. They are so delicious and beautiful.

]]> By: nicole http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/#comment-768745 nicole Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:35:48 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts#comment-768745 I was also curious about freezing the pretzels and found this website: http://www.savvyeat.com/brain-food-101-freezing-soft-pretzels/ I think I'll be making these this weekend and freezing some. I was also curious about freezing the pretzels and found this website:
http://www.savvyeat.com/brain-food-101-freezing-soft-pretzels/
I think I’ll be making these this weekend and freezing some.

]]> By: StrawberryJane http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/#comment-642955 StrawberryJane Sat, 07 May 2011 17:54:36 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts#comment-642955 I made these, but switched the recipe up in a bad way: I used the full quarter-cup of baking soda in the boiling water, but absolutely no sugar. Metallic taste of the baking soda without the lovely sugar to cover it up made for an almost inedible pretzel. (And by "almost inedible", I mean they were edible only after being dunked in a sugary frosting first.) Lesson to take from this: keep the baking soda in proportion to the sugar. If I had used Martha's recipe (less baking soda, no sugar), that would probably have been fine; if I had used Deb's recipe (more making soda, 2T sugar), that probably would have been fine. But don't do what I did, unless you're baking for an enemy or unwanted houseguest or something. . . . I made these, but switched the recipe up in a bad way: I used the full quarter-cup of baking soda in the boiling water, but absolutely no sugar. Metallic taste of the baking soda without the lovely sugar to cover it up made for an almost inedible pretzel. (And by “almost inedible”, I mean they were edible only after being dunked in a sugary frosting first.)
Lesson to take from this: keep the baking soda in proportion to the sugar. If I had used Martha’s recipe (less baking soda, no sugar), that would probably have been fine; if I had used Deb’s recipe (more making soda, 2T sugar), that probably would have been fine. But don’t do what I did, unless you’re baking for an enemy or unwanted houseguest or something. . . .

]]> By: deb http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/#comment-600232 deb Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:40:59 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts#comment-600232 They're only great on the first day. They’re only great on the first day.

]]> By: Miriam http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/#comment-600218 Miriam Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:19:50 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts#comment-600218 Hey! Great recipe! How long do these pretzels keep for? Hey! Great recipe! How long do these pretzels keep for?

]]> By: Mike http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/#comment-596002 Mike Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:54:00 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts#comment-596002 Wow...amazing. I never put together until this recipe that baking soda was the secret ingredient to give soft pretzels that distinctive flavor! I did a couple variations in addition to the regular salt: - wrapped hot dogs in the dough before the rise, boiled and baked to make pretzel dogs. Fantastic! - Did a cinnamon-sugar one. Might leave the baking soda out when doing that next time, as the taste clashed somewhat, in my book, though they were generally quite popular. Very exciting and fun to make. Thanks! Wow…amazing. I never put together until this recipe that baking soda was the secret ingredient to give soft pretzels that distinctive flavor!

I did a couple variations in addition to the regular salt:
– wrapped hot dogs in the dough before the rise, boiled and baked to make pretzel dogs. Fantastic!
– Did a cinnamon-sugar one. Might leave the baking soda out when doing that next time, as the taste clashed somewhat, in my book, though they were generally quite popular.

Very exciting and fun to make. Thanks!

]]> By: Coleman http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/#comment-592592 Coleman Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:18:39 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts#comment-592592 Hey Claudia, I had to measure my yeast by hand too - a tablespoon worked about right :) Good luck! Hey Claudia, I had to measure my yeast by hand too – a tablespoon worked about right :) Good luck!

]]> By: deb http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/#comment-590809 deb Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:25:02 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts#comment-590809 Ace -- Absolutely! Ace — Absolutely!

]]> By: Ace http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/#comment-589375 Ace Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:10:38 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts#comment-589375 I was just curious if it would be possible to use bread flour for these? I have this massive bag of bread flour that I've been trying to chip away at but can never seem to find a recipe to use it. And this would be my 3rd trip to the grocery story in a week just for more AP flour, which is mildly embarrassing. Thanks! -a. I was just curious if it would be possible to use bread flour for these? I have this massive bag of bread flour that I’ve been trying to chip away at but can never seem to find a recipe to use it. And this would be my 3rd trip to the grocery story in a week just for more AP flour, which is mildly embarrassing. Thanks!
-a.

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