So who out there loves a warm, melt-in-your-mouth giant soft pretzel? You know the kind you find in the food stands in malls, movie theaters, etc. ... So pretty much all of us right? I thought so! Well thanks to our friends at Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, we got to try our hand making various things with their at-home Baking Kits recently. We recently featured how to make your own pizza with these kits, it’s been a blast!
Well I decided to tackle the pretzels, since that’s really the whole inspiration for the kit. Though after making these I must get my hands on another kit because their are so many other things that can be made with them, and the dough tastes too amazing.
Anyway … below you can find my cooking adventure, with some basics on how fun it is to make these delish pretzels at home. Enjoy!
1. Get yourself a Baking Kit … to learn how check out Auntie Anne’s Website.
My first piece of important advice is to read ALL the instructions beforehand carefully. Anyone who knows me knows that this is not my strong suit, as I tend to dive in and read later ... not recommended when making these. I almost ruined everything with my impatience. But I sorted it all out.
Note: For more specific instructions, see the directions that come with each box (as seen below), this blog post is simply a guide and some insight into my experience.
Items You’ll Need:
- Flour
- Large mixing bowl
- Plastic wrap
- Spatula
- counter-top space (... which I quickly ran out of)
- Large glass bowl
- At least 2 large cookie sheets
- And of course a Baking Kit as mentioned above
2. I started off by dissolving the yeast package into 1 1/4 cups of lukewarm water. It sits for 2 minutes. I quickly realized that I really don’t know what constitutes lukewarm and the degrees suggested in the directions were impossible to gauge, so I guessed! Welcome to how baking goes in my house.
3. Next you add the entire dough mix package into the yeast/water mixture.
4. Use the spatula or your hands (like I did) and mix until dough forms into ball.
5. Now it’s time to prep your counter or large cutting board by lightly coating with flour. Turn the dough onto this surface and knead until soft and slightly tacky. You can always add a little flour if it gets too sticky.
