Whole Wheat Homemade Soft Pretzel


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 5
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 285.0
  • Total Fat: 3.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 485.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 54.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.8 g
  • Protein: 8.2 g

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Introduction

We used the pretzels to make a grilled cheese. After baking the pretzels, I sliced them like a bagel and added low-fat cheese and grilled....yum! We used the pretzels to make a grilled cheese. After baking the pretzels, I sliced them like a bagel and added low-fat cheese and grilled....yum!
Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

    Ingredients
    1 package dry yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)
    1 tablespoon sugar
    1 cup warm water (100° to 110°)
    3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 tablespoon butter, melted
    Cooking spray
    4 cups water
    2 tablespoons baking soda
    3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided

Directions

Preparation
1. Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1 cup warm water in a small bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour and salt in a large bowl. Add butter, yeast mixture, and remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, stirring until a soft dough forms.

2. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes). Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 40 minutes or until doubled in size. (Press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, the dough has risen enough.)

3. Punch dough down; divide into 12 equal portions. Cover and let rest 10 minutes on a lightly floured surface. Shape each portion of dough into an 18-inch rope with tapered ends; twist each rope into a pretzel shape.

4. Preheat oven to 450°.

5. Combine 4 cups water and baking soda in a large nonaluminum Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Add 4 pretzels; cook 1 minute, turning once (do not overcrowd pan). Remove pretzels with a slotted spoon; shake off excess water. Place pretzels on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt evenly over pretzels. Repeat procedure twice with remaining pretzels and salt.

6. Bake pretzels at 450° for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks.

Gretchen Brown, Oxmoor House Healthy Eating Collection, Oxmoor House, OCTOBER 2006

Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JRROHERTY.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Whole wheat??? - 4/8/10


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    How is this whole wheat if you are using all purpose flour? Please fix your recipe title. - 10/11/15


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    Good
    I just made this. I used 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flower and 1 1/2 cups all purpuse since the orginal title was whole wheat and thats what I was looking for. Turned out good. I also used 1 T of honey instead of the sugar to make them even more nutritious. Kids loved them fresh from the oven - 4/6/11