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Title: Neujahrspretzel (New Year's Pretzels)-German
Categories: German Bread Holiday
Yield: 1 Servings
| 2 | c | Milk |
| 1/2 | c | Butter or margarine |
| 2 | pk | Active dry yeast |
| 2 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | c | Sugar |
| 7 1/2 | c | Flour |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1 | c | Confectioners sugar |
| 2 | tb | Water |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla |
| 1/4 | c | Almonds, chopped |
Heat milk and butter until very warm (120-130 deg F.) Mix yeast, salt, sugar, and 1 cup flour. Slowly beat into warm milk. Beat for 2 minutes. Add eggs and 1 cup flour. Beat for an additional 2 minutes. Add enough flour to form a soft dough. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
Punch down dough and let rise again until doubled (1 hour more). Divide dough in half. Shape pretzel as follows: Roll dough into a rope about 30 inches long and 1 1/2 inch in diamter. Cross the ends, leaving a large loop in the center. Flip loop back onto crossed ends to form a pretzel. Repeat with remaining dough.
Place pretzels on greased baking sheets. Let rise 15 minutes more. Bake at 375 degF. for 25-30 minutes,until golden brown. Cook on wire racks. Mix confectioners sugar, water and vanilla to form a thin icing. Spread icing on pretzels and sprinkle with chopped almonds. Makes 2 large pretzels.
Lei Gui Bronx,NY
From: Dave Date: 22 Dec 96 Around The World Recipes List (Read-Only) Ä
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