Blue Chip Pretzels

I had seen this recipe in my binder of Cupboard Project recipes, but was waiting for a good day for it. Monday ended up being that day.

3/4 c. water
2 T. butter
1 pkg. yeast
2 1/4 c. flour
1 1/2 t. sugar
1 t. salt
1 egg

Grease 2 cookie sheets. Heat water and butter 'til warm. Pour into large bowl, add yeast and stir til dissolved. Add flour, sugar, salt; beat until smooth. Knead 8-10 minutes. Let rise til doubled. Divide into 2 portions. Roll 12"x 8" rectangle and cut into strips. Roll into ropes and shape into pretzel shapes. Let rise til doubled. Beat egg. Brush on pretzels. Sprinkle w/salt. Bake 10-12 minutes at 435 degrees.


These were really easy and pretty fast, too. Little Chubb helped me roll them into snakes and then shape them. His just looked like huge mounds of dough strips. They were soft and chewy. Big Chubb wished that they had been boiled first, but that didn't stop him from eating some with a cheese sauce he made.