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)
atasteofmadess says
Wow! Congratulations! What a delicious way to celebrate, I LOVE pretzels. They are one of the first things I learned how to make, yum!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thanks for stopping by and for your nice comment. I am on my way to your website now. Look forward to keeping in touch. Take care, BAM
Leslie Chapman says
Congratulations on one year of blogging! The pretzels look wonderful.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Leslie. Next time I make the pretzels I will send you some. Take Care, BAM
Asmita (@FoodieAsmita) says
Hi Bam,
Congratulations! Love your blog and recipes. This one looks mouthwatering. Wish I could try one.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thanks Asmita. I hope you enjoy a virtual pretzel for now. I have to find a way to send them internationally while they are still hot....hmmm. Take care, BAM
hotlyspiced says
Congratulations Bam. I had no idea your blog had been going for such a short time! I thought you'd been around for forever. Congrats on a very successful first year. Your teenagers sound so much like mine - always hungry! And your pretzels are perfect for your celebration xx
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you for your kind comment, it means a lot to me.
I think only parents that have had or currently living with hungry teenage boys can truly understand the mass quantity of food that these boys can pack away.(They are growing like weeds!!!!) Best wishes to you and I hope they unchain you from the stove every once in a while... Take care, BAM
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Reem! The same to you....Take care, BAM
lambyknits01 says
I enjoy stopping by your little corner of the internet, and always appreciate your support, too! Happy Blogiversary, and many more 🙂 Your family is blessed to have you - I can't imagine all those hungry mouths to feed, and you do it all with a smile - it comes across 😉
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you for your kind words. Healthy World Cuisine usually has lot of action as teenage boys are ALWAYS hungry! Looking forward to keeping in touch over the years. Take care, BAM
Hannah (BitterSweet) says
Happy blogoversary! Such a creative way to celebrate- Here I would have just made a boring old cake. 😉 Not only is the shape fantastic, but your pretzels look utterly delicious! Another recipe I keep meaning to try for myself one of these days.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Hannah, it has been great connecting with you and Healthy World Cuisine is a little more special with you in it. This is Sibella's recipe from Baking with Sibella and yes it is very delicious. Hot out of the oven-my teenage boys demolished them. Take care, BAM
yummychunklet says
Happy Bamiversary!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you for your support and looking forward to reading your yummy posts. Take Care, BAM
Sammie says
Happy Bamiversary!! haha. That's so cuuute! I love these Bam pretzels!! Congratulations on your your baby's 1st year!! Many more to come!! And yes i'm sure your kids must be the biggest fan of your delicious blog!
Sammie says
and their friends too!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Sammie. Mr. anonymous and my teenage boys tell me that Healthy World Cuisine is like the gift that keeps on giving....Thanks for your support and this side of the internet is a little more bright with Sammie in it. Take care, BAM
Sawsan@ Chef in disguise says
Happy BAMiversary 🙂 I for one am very glad and thankful that you decided to start this blog. I love your recipes, stories and take on life. I enjoy reading your posts and have learnt so much from you
Looking forward to many more years of following your posts BAM 🙂
Pretzels have been on my must try list forever but I always seem to lack the courage. I need to change that!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Your kind comment means the world to me. Same back at you....
Healthy World Cuisine would not be Healthy World Cuisine with out inspiration and support from Chef in Disguise. Looking forward to trying more of your yummy dishes this year.
Take care, BAM
dianeskitchentable says
Happy BAMiversary. I'm so glad to have found your site because your dishes are really interesting, unique & just like this one, look really easy & foolproof. I definitely have a craving right now but think I'll wait for the A/C in the kitchen to cool things down a little... more heat, even more humidity - kind of sucks the energy right out of you.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Diane! I completely understand about the heat factor maybe you can book mark this recipe for a cooler month.
bitsandbreadcrumbs says
I raise a glass to you, and Happy BAMiversary! I so enjoy reading your blog, and may I say that you seem much more "professional" than just one year of blogging experience, and I mean that as a compliment, of course. Your pretzels look amazing. My husband has a great love of Bavarian pretzels, and would eat this whole batch. Congrats to you and I look forward to reading your second year of posts! Cheers! ~Betsy
Healthy World Cuisine says
Dear Betsy,
Thank you for your kind comment and support this year. I wish you were here in HK to have a toast with me as Healthy World Cuisine is a little more special with you in it.
I have really enjoyed meeting so many lovely people, it is like a whole new world out there. I have been enlightened but have so much to learn so I am glad we are foodie buddies.
Take care, BAM
Jeno @ Week Nite Meals says
Congrats on your blog's first birthday! I know we have not "met" for a long while, but I absolutely love your postings, and this one certainly didn't disappoint! My favorite part was when you talk about your teenagers hovering over your shoulder to look at food blogs and make their requests, how adorable and I can tell how close your family members are!
The pretzels look wonderful, I am virtually chewing on them right now!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Jeno.
Hungry teenage boys are either eating or talking about what meal is coming next. I guess I will be chained to my stove for the next few years. I hope they let me out of the kitchen long enough to write a post here and there...
Take care, BAM
Aoife.D says
Happy blogiversary Bam, you've got a wonderful little corner of the internet here, very well done!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you and it is a little happier that you are here visiting. Take Care, BAM
Carine says
Happy BAMiversary!
Thanks for the yummy recipes 🙂
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thanks Carine. It looks like you had loads of fun at the market. In August we have a huge Hong Kong food Expo and Tea Fair so very much looking forward to that.