Chewy Bavarian Pretzels hot out of the oven with flaky sea salt and a mustard dipping is the perfect appetizer for a crowd.
Why you are going to love Bavarian Pretzels
Crispy crust
Chewy interior
Hot and Toasty
Savory Comfort Food
Hearty
Great for Tailgaiting
Crowd pleasing Party Food
One Year Blogiversary with Bavarian Pretzels
One year ago, I brought home my new baby girl. She was so sweet and innocent. I enjoyed looking over her and choosing her name, picking out her design, and meeting other more experienced mama's and other new mama's just like myself. My new baby girl was "Healthy World Cuisine".
Healthy World Cuisine was born out of a necessity so that I could feed and keep track of all the unique international dishes that even teenagers can enjoy. Since the birth of Healthy World Cuisine, my youngest teenager has grown a foot and usually eats 2 or 3 dinners day. My eldest teenager likes to bring home his best 7 or 8 hungry buddies home for family dinners. In a nutshell, I get lots of practice perfecting my skills of creating international dishes that even teenagers will enjoy while living abroad.
Special Thank you to our Readers
Healthy World Cuisine would not be Healthy World Cuisine without all of you. A big thanks to everyone for all your support. Whether you are a silent supportive reader, dedicated commenter and foodie friend, or just passing by looking for a delicious recipe, your support it means a great deal to me. To Mr. Anonymous and to my hungry teenagers boys thanks for being patient and tolerating eating cold food so mom can take a picture before it hits the website. To all of my foodie friends that I have come to know well and that I can't picture life without them this recipe is for you.
One of my very first visitors and dear foodie friend was Sibella from Baking with Sibella. Sibella is a fantastic baker and every day I tell her she should open up a bakery shop. She has not yet and maybe that is a good thing so she has the extra time to share with us her wonderful yummy creations. If that was not enough, she is also a talented artist. You should check out her sinful food pictures, my teenagers every day say they are packing their bags and moving to Sibella's house. If you have not visited Sibella's website please drop by and send hellos and enjoy those culinary baking masterpieces.
One of my teenage boys favorite activities is to lean over my shoulder while I am reading everyone's yummy recipes and put in their food requests. My teenagers make hundreds of food requests each week (heck every hour) but there was one in particular that after they saw 5 months ago and have not stopped nagging me since. Finally, we caved in and made homemade Bavarian Pretzels.
Come Join the Bavarian Pretzel Party
Everyone is invited to the party this weekend. I am having a little gathering at my house and we are going to be making Sibellas' homemade pretzels and toasting a little champagne to celebrate Healthy World Cuisine's 1st year blogiversary. I hope to see you this weekend but if you can't make it, please at least read along for this Bavarian pretzel recipe that is chewy, salty and fantastic hot from the oven.
Bavarian Pretzels
Recipe from Baking Sibella (A special big thanks to Sibella!!!)
http://bakingwithsibella.com/2012/02/11/pretzels-remembering-southern-germany/
- 3 ¾ cup (500 g) bread flour (used King Arthur)
- 1 packet of yeast (Sibella used fresh yeast but I could not find that in HK)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 ½ tablespoon (50 g) butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup (250 ml) warm milk
- 3 quarts (3 liter) boiling water
- 5 tablespoon baking soda
- Egg yolk with a little water (BAM addition)
- coarse salt for garnish
Preparation:
Step1: Sift the flour mixed with salt into a bowl and make a small hole in the middle. Thinly slice butter and place around the hole.
Step 2: Dissolve the fresh yeast in the warm milk and start pouring into the flour, mixing at the same time.
Step 3: Knead the dough by hand for at least 5 minutes. Dough will be quite firm and smooth and not sticky at all. Form a dough ball and let it rest covered for about 30 minutes. ( I covered my dough for one hour until my dough doubled)
Step 4: Place the dough on a work surface and cut into 10 equal pieces. Form the pretzels or rolls. (I shaped mine into Letters- BAM)
Step 5: Butter the baking pan. (Do not use parchment paper!)
Step 6: Boil the water and add the baking soda. Adding soda to the boiling water will make quite a reaction, so be careful!!! Let the water simmer and place each pretzel in the solution for about 30 seconds.
Step 7: Take out pretzels with a skimmer spoon and place them onto a well buttered baking pan.
Step 8: With a sharp knife or a razor cut the small slit on a top of each pretzel or a small cross on each roll. (I skipped this step by accident and still all came out well)
Step 9: Brush each pretzel with a little beaten egg yolk and Sprinkle with coarse salt.
Step 9: Bake at 395 F (200 C) until golden brown. (I baked mine about 12- 14 minutes)
Step 10: Serve hot with butter and this is traditional. My boys love to dip in mustard or plain or anything your little heart desires. (If you have extra, you can put in a tupperware for a day or so and then re-bake for 5-10 minutes just to reheat before eating)
Step 11: Enjoy your delicious Bavarian Pretzels with a little hot butter, mustard or even a little cheese sauce.
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Bavarian Pretzels
Ingredients
- 3 and ¾ cup bread flour
- 1 package yeast
- 3.5 tablespoon butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk warmed
- 3 quarts water boiling
- 5 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 yolk egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt for garnish optional
Instructions
- Sift the flour mixed with salt into a bowl and make a small hole in the middle. Thinly slice butter and place around the hole.
- Dissolve the fresh yeast in the warm milk and start pouring into the flour, mixing at the same time.
- Knead the dough by hand for at least 5 minutes. Dough will be quite firm and smooth and not sticky at all. Form a dough ball and let it rest covered for about 30 minutes. ( I covered my dough for one hour until my dough doubled)
- Place the dough on a work surface and cut into 10 equal pieces. Form the pretzels or rolls. (I shaped mine into Letters- BAM)
- Butter the baking pan. (Do not use parchment paper!)
- Boil the water and add the baking soda. Adding soda to the boiling water will make quite a reaction, so be careful!!! Let the water simmer and place each pretzel in the solution for about 30 seconds.
- Take out pretzels with a skimmer spoon and place them onto a well buttered baking pan.
- With a sharp knife or a razor cut the small slit on a top of each pretzel or a small cross on each roll. (I skipped this step by accident and still all came out well)
- Brush each pretzel with a little beaten egg yolk and Sprinkle with coarse salt.
- Bake at 395 F (200 C) until golden brown. (I baked mine about 12- 14 minutes)
- Serve hot with butter and this is traditional. My boys love to dip in mustard or plain or anything your little heart desires. (If you have extra, you can put in a tupperware for a day or so and then re-bake for 5-10 minutes just to reheat before eating)
Profiteroles & Ponytails says
Congrats Bam! I've really been enjoying your blog and find it hard to believe that it has only been a year for you. These bavarian pretzels are making me drool. They look super yummy and I'm certain that my little ponytails would love them! Hope you had a lovely celebratory evening.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you so much for your support and it has been fabulous keeping in touch with you and reading all of your delicious recipes. Your little pony tails would love these. Hey I was thinking that next time I make these I would cut them into little 2 inch nibbles just perfect for bite sized dipping into some mustard or maybe cheese or butter. You know the stuff that kids with pony tails like....
Take care, BAM
Marina@ Picnic at Marina says
Awww, dear BAM, congratulation! You did well, and I wish you all the best for many teenagers to come! 🙂
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thanks Marina! I need all the best wishes I can get to feed a houseful of hungry teenage boys. I guess I will be chained to the stove for the next several years to come... LOL Take care, BAM
Kathleen Richardson says
Dear, dear BAM, I'm so glad I met you and went along for the ride for at least part of your first year. What fun to hear you talking about Sibella and using one of her recipes. She's a favorite of mine, too. Wish I could gather you all in from the four corners of the earth (you, CCU, Sibella, Jay and some others) and we'd whip up, and eat, so many foods. Happy 1st Anniversary and may you have many more.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Dear Kathleen, thank you for your kind words and your support. Healthy World Cuisine would not be Healthy World Cuisine without "Step by Step in the Kitchen's " fun and happy ways.
Take Care, BAM
Anonymous says
Congratulations on celebrating your first year of Bam's kitchen.
I wish we were still neighbours so I could be chief tester - your recipes are awesome!
Miss you and good luck for the second year. x
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you very much for your kind words and support! Can I send you some treats from Hong Kong?
Take care, BAM
kitchenriffs says
Happy Bamiversary! And those pretzels are terrific. I've never made them, and they look easy and totally delicious. Great pictures. Wish I was able to celebrate with you, but I'm celebrating with you virtually!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Here is a toast to us! Thanks for your support this year and looking forward to keeping in touch.
Take care, BAM
cravesadventure says
Pretzel Mania in your Kitchen! Congrats - Here's to Many More Years - YAY!!!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you very much. I saved a pretzel for you....
ceciliag says
Oh fantastic, good for you and i wish i could be there for a glass of champers, you are such a star! Happy Birthday Bams kitchen.. fab pretzels i must try my hand at those! c
Healthy World Cuisine says
We can have a toast from afar. Thank you for your support this year and looking forward to hearing about your daily adventures on the farm. Take care, BAM
thecompletecookbook says
Happy 1st Blogoversary Bam! What a brilliant first year you have had. I am looking forward to tagging a long for the next year.
🙂 Mandy
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Mandy for being such a wonderful supporter during my first year. I can't imagine Healthy World Cuisine without "the complete cookbook"! We have had a very fun year together. Take Care, BAM
Choc Chip Uru says
Happy birthday beautiful BAM 🙂
I hope you have many more years of fabulous success 🙂
These pretzels look fantastic my friend, got for the celebration you deserve!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you CCU this year has even been better because you were part of it. I can't look at a piece of chocolate without thinking of you so you have been a huge influence on Healthy World Cuisine. Looking forward to keeping in touch over the next several. Take Care, BAM
rsmacaalay says
Happy anniversary!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you!
ChgoJohn says
Congratulations & Happy Anniversary, BAM! What a year, eh? Did you have any idea that blogging would be, for you, what it has become? I'd absolutely no idea. The experience has been such a surprise on so many levels. May your 2nd year and all future years be enjoyable and filled with many pleasant surprises.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Dear John, Healthy World Cuisine is delighted because I have been able to meet so many wonderful enduring foodie friends like your self. I had no idea where Healthy World Cuisine was going or where I would be today. However, I am sure glad I have found Bartolini Kitchens and can't imagine life with out your culinary masterpieces. Take care, BAM
Dawn says
Congratulations BAM!!! Nice work on your year anniversary - I wish I could jet set over there and eat one of these delicious little morsels!!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Dear Dawn, thanks so much for all of your support this last year. I love reading your recipes and look forward to keeping in touch for many years to come. Take care, BAM
Sibella says
My dear friend Happy Anniversary and many, many more!!!!! I always so enjoy reading your posts and looking at the photos of all your exotic meals!
Reading this just made my day! What a great job you did on pretzels! I love how you shaped them into BAM! 😀 Love to you and your family! <3
Sibella
Healthy World Cuisine says
My dearest Sibella, We have come a long way together and I could not have done it without your support and kindness. I love your recipes and of course my teenage boys still threaten every day that they are coming to live with you in your kitchen. To many more years of friendship. Take care, BAM
Martyna @ Wholesome Cook says
Yay! Happy Birthday to BAM! And many happy returns. Those pretzels look awesome!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Martyna for being such a lovely supporter of Healthy World Cuisine this year. Healthy World Cuisine is a little more fun and brighter with you in it. Take Care, BAM
rabbitcancook says
Happy Birthday BAM's kitchen, wish you a joyful and blessed Bday fill with tons of love and laughter. Your pretzel looks fantastic , looking forward for more great recipes from your kitchen. Cheers.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you so much and sending positive thoughts and yummy pretzels your way. Looking forward to keeping in touch this year. Take Care, BAM