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...
My housemate Cynsa snuck out early Saturday morning to the closest bakery, Dos Hermanos, to pick up breakfast treats..
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...
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!
Exiting Northgate shopping center a few days ago, I was offered a sample of an Almond Crunch pretzel when I passed by the stand. The nuts were not so crunchy. But the pretzel itself was pleasantly ...
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 ...
Guess this has been chain day for me. This morning I stopped by the new branch of Korean chain, Tom N Toms Coffee in Santa Clara. The espresso macchiato was too hot and blanketed with way too m...
Do you remember pretzels baked with 3 distinct rings? The only visual can suggest is the 3 ring logo for Schaefer Beer, if some can relate to that. Were they a regional thing, back in the day (196...
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?
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...