Recipe: Garlic Herb Pretzels

By PBogho57

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
• 8 cups water
• 1/4 cup baking soda
• coarse salt, poppy seeds, and sesame seeds for sprinkling

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 120mins
Cooking time 130mins
Adapted from lifeasmom.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions

In the pan of a bread machine, assemble the dough ingredients in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Set the machine on the dough setting.

If you don’t have a bread machine, you can still make these! Just follow standard procedure for traditional bread dough. Warm the milk and water, add the yeast and honey and allow the yeast to proof for five minutes. Stir in the other ingredients until a sticky dough forms. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, cover, and allow to rise until doubled in bulk.

Remove the dough to a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into 12 equal portions.

Preheat the oven to 450°. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Bring the 8 cups of water to a boil in a large kettle on the stove.

Roll each dough portion into a long snake, about 18 inches long. Shape the snake into a horseshoe. Twist the sides of the horseshoe, about halfway up, around each other twice. Flip the ends over onto the U of the horseshoe. Press to seal. Continue until all the pretzels are shaped.

Add the baking soda to the pot of water and continue to boil. Drop the formed pretzels, one at a time into the soda bath. Boil for about 30 seconds and remove to the prepared parchment. Sprinkle with coarse salt or seeds, if desired.

Once all the pretzels have been “bathed,” bake them for 9 to 10 minutes or until golden.