Pretzels

During the fall, I got a hankering for apple cider donuts and found Pane di Vero through a partnership with Chileno Valley Ranch (halfway between Petaluma and Tomales Bay). I was thoroughly impress...

I just made my first batch of baking soda pretzel dogs and while satisfying, they lacked the authentic pretzel taste and outer shell I prefer. I’d like to try the lye method now, but am wondering ...

I'd be much obliged if someone could advise me on which retail store in Toronto I could get my favourite casual nosh: traditional thick looped sourdough hard pretzels. My usual source, Coppa's (for...

by momskitchen 13 years ago

I want to make homemade pretzels, and my recipe calls for the lye bath. My beloved Alton Brown suggests baking soda instead. I like this idea, because I have it on hand. Does it work as well? W...

Hi Everyone, My Dad's 80th birthday is coming up in 2 weeks and I'd like to make some authentic German Pretzels with food grade lye. So this post is a bit of a 2-in-one. First off - have any...

I saw a recipe for soft pretzels on a blog recently. I've always briefly boiled my soft pretzels in a baking soda bath before baking but this recipe called for baking the baking soda in the oven f...

by JungMann 8 years ago

I've started making homemade pretzels with AP flour, a 50-minute rising time and a lye bath and find the results are consistently a perfect brown color with soft interiors. There are still two area...

Have you seen the long pretzel rods anywhere in Toronto? I checked Bulk Barn but they only had short ones. Thanks!

Sorry but I need to share this with everyone. The search is over. Ever since I spent 3 weeks in Bavaria and returned back to the states I have been in search of a true Bavarian Pretzel here. It ...

Is there a retail source for these pretzels inside or near the outside of the Loop?

Certified by the OU. Check it out here: http://www.centercitypretzel.com/

I am told that Natrium Hydroxide or as we know it "Sodium Hydroxide" is what the Germans use as a 4% bath for the pretzels that we all know and love. It can be bought at the Apotheke(drugstore) th...

I'm surprised there isn't more talk about soft pretzels. What's your favorite?

by pondrat 13 years ago

Where would you go to get the best hand crafted soft pretzel in the Boston area. I'm not talking about the phony "pastry pretzels" at Aunt Annies, nor the frozen ones baked by hanging them on t...