Soft Pretzels ala Aunt Anne's

Assalamualaikum...apa kbar semua...smoga kwn2 smua sihat hendaknya...dah srpan ke blum tu..nak jmput bekpes nga kuih ni pun dah lama hbis...ni smua sbhgian dri yg smpat kita msk smjak 2 mngu lepas...cma xbrksempatan nak update je...memang spnjang mgu lepas kita xon lappy pun...sbuk sngat...alhamdulillah Cik Abang kita dah selamat smpai ke bahrain lewat mlm jumaat yg lalu...sayu je bila tgk anak2 peluk erat babanya mcm tak nak lepas baba mereka pergi..suami kita pun xdpt smbunyikan ksediahannya krn trpksa brpisah dgn kami lgi...hanya air mata yg dapat bayangkan betapa berat hatinya untuk melangkah pergi..brguguran air mata suami kita smbil memeluk erat kami semua...sedihnyeeee...tapi ini lah sbhgian dri prjlnan hidup kami...mesti tabah kan...kan...insyaallah jika tiada halangan kita dan anak2 akan kesana 13 Nov nati...kami akan smput Aidiladha kat bahrain lagi la tahun ni...cma masih blum finalize lgi smaada pemergian kita tu pergi utk menetap terus disna smula bersama dgn suami atau pergi untuk menghbiskan cuti akhir thun prsekolah je dulu...huhuhu...susahnya nak buat keputusan ni...smuanya krn persekolahan anak dara kita...masih dlm dilema lgi..klu kami p bahrain tahun ni..xsmpat la anak kita tu amik PMR thun depan...padaNya dipohonkan petunjuk smga kputusan yg bakal kami buat kelak adalah yg trbaik buat kami sklrga...insyaallah...

ok la brbalik pada kuih yg kat atas tu plak...kita trpngil utk buat kuih omptih ni sbb msa p KLCC sewaktu prgram jln2 msa Cik Abang kita ada..kita beli la pretzel dri makcik Anne's utk kunyah2 smbil jejln tgk kiri kanan tu...utk suami kita beli jalapeno & cheese...untuk anak2 pulak cinnamon sugar...almond sugar dan coklat stiknya tu...klu dah dari makcik Anne's memang smua sdp la kan!! memang paberett!! mkn 2 bijik pun bleh hbis...wpun pretzelnya tu smua gedebakkk!! jdi tu yg kita pun buat la jgk utk mkn ptg dan buat pon kononnya ala2 mcm yg makcik Anne's jgk le...hehe...rmah kita ni memang peminat cinnamon...jdi tu yg kita letak bnyk2 srbuk kayu manis...tapi memang sdp kan...kna plak dgn secwn kopi ke...rspi asal Aunt Annie's Soft Pretzels dri cdkitchen...cma kita tabur almond dan parmesan cheese sbgai topping tambahan...dan slebihnya ikut rspi kat bawah ni...sdappppp...

kita buat 2 flavour...1 almond sugar cinnamon dan 1 lgi yg cerah skit tu almond cheese...idea utk buat topping mcm ni kita amik idea pretzel makcik Anne's yg kita beli...ejus skit2...wpun xsma 100%...tapi kira boleh la ye....

Sumber Resipi : CDkitchen
Ingredients: - kita buat 1/2 rspi je

• 1 1/8 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 cup warm water
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup bread flour
• 3 cups regular flour
• 2 cups Warm water
• 2 tablespoons baking soda
• to taste coarse salt
• 4 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 3 tablespoons milk powder - ni kita tambah sendiri
  

Toping - ni kita tambah sendiri

• serbuk kayu manis secukupnya
• chopped almond secukupnya
• gula perang secukupnya
• parmesan cheese secukupnya - kita juga letak parmesan cheese ni dalam doh sbelum dibentuk, nakkan rasa cheese yang mewah...
• 1 biji telur - untuk sapu pada pretzel sebelum dibakar

Directions:

Sprinkle yeast on lukewarm water in mixing bowl; stir to dissolve. Add sugar, salt and stir to dissolve; add flour and knead dough until smooth and elastic. Let rise at least 1/2 hour.

While dough is rising, prepare a baking soda water bath with 2 cups warm water and 2 Tbsp baking soda. Be certain to stir often. After dough has risen, pinch off bits of dough and roll into a long rope* (about 1/2 inch or less thick) and shape. Dip pretzel in soda solution and place on greased baking sheet. Allow pretzels to rise again. Bake in 450 oven for about 10 minutes or until golden. Brush with melted butter and enjoy!

Toppings: after you brush with butter try sprinkling with coarse salt. or for Auntie Anne's famous Cinnamon Sugar, try melting a stick of butter in a shallow bowl (big enough to fit the entire pretzel) and in another shallow bowl make a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Dip the pretzel into the butter, coating both sides generously. Then dip again into the cinnamon mixture. Enjoy! (kita panaskan butter + sunflower oil)

* The longer and thinner you can make the dough rope, the more like Auntie Anne's they will be. (Of course I don't have the counter space!)

*Sweet butter, not regular butter, is one of her secrets!