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Pretzel Fun Soft and salty dipped in mustard or hard and crunchy – no matter how you like them, pretzels are a delicious snack. Here are some scrumptious pretzel recipes for your whole family to enjoy. Easy Soft Pretzels · 2 - 16 oz. loaves frozen bread dough · 1 egg white, slightly beaten · 1 teaspoon water · Coarse salt Unthaw both loaves of bread dough. Now make 24 balls about 1 1/2 inches around. Roll these balls into ropes 14 – 15 inches long. Shape into a pretzel shape or get creative and make something different. Put your pretzels on a greased cookie sheet.
Leave about an inch space in between them. Let stand for 20 minutes. Mix the egg white and water and brush on top of the pretzels. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Place a shallow pan containing 1 inch of boiling water on bottom rack of oven; bake pretzels at 350°F. on the rack above water for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Honey Mustard Pretzels You will need: • 1/4 cup margarine or butter • 1/4 cup honey mustard • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder • 10 cups small pretzels What you do: Melt margarine or butter in a small saucepan. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in honey mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and hot pepper sauce. Place pretzels in a foil-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Pour mustard mixture over pretzels; toss gently to coat. Bake in a 300 degree F oven for 25 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Spread on foil; cool. Store in an airtight container. Makes 15 (2/3 cup) servings. Caramel Dipped Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Grease a cookie sheet with the vegetable oil. Combine the caramels and the water in a saucepan and melt over low heat stirring frequently or in a covered dish in a microwave at full power for 1 1/2 minutes. Dip the pretzel nuggets a few at a time in the caramel and remove with a fork to the greased cookie sheet. Refrigerate until caramel is firm. Melt 3 ounces of the chocolate. Remove from heat. While the chocolate is still hot, mix the remaining 1 ounce of chocolate into the melted chocolate in 2 additions stirring until each addition is completely melted before adding the next. Lift the caramels from the sheet and dip one at a time into the chocolate. Coat completely and lift with a small fork. Shake off excess chocolate by rapping the fork on the edge of the bowl lightly. Remove any drips from the bottom by running the fork across the edge of the bowl. Slide the candy onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper. Allow to cool until solid. Let chocolate set at room temperature or in the refrigerator., Makes 3 dozen chocolates, about 18 servings. Spider Pretzels What you will need:
What you do: With the peanut butter, make a cracker sandwich. Put 8 pretzels into the sides for the legs. With a dab of peanut butter, put 2 raisin eyes on top. Pretzel Crunch What you need:
What you do: In a large bowl, mix the pretzels, marshmallows, and peanuts. Put this aside. Now combine sugar, half and half and butter in a sauce pan; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Make sure an adult helps with this part. Add butterscotch and let stand for 1 minute to soften pieces; stir until well combined. Let stand for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour butterscotch over pretzel mixture and stir until everything is well coated. Drop by rounded teaspoons on baking sheets lined with waxed paper. Chill until firm.. Dipped Pretzel Logs What You Need:
What You Do: Crush the cookies . Melt the chocolate slowly in a double boiler or in the microwave. Dip 1/2 of each pretzel rod into melted chocolate, turning to evenly coat end of rod. Roll the pretzel in the cookie crumbs. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; let stand about 1 hour or until chocolate is set.
Pretzel Ring Kisses · Pretzels rings · Hershey Kisses unwrapped · M & M Place pretzel rings on a baking sheet. Place an unwrapped Hershey's Kiss® or Hug® inside each pretzel ring. Bake at 275 degrees until Kiss is melted. Remove from oven. Top each melted kiss with an M&M®.
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