Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels

Who doesn't like pretzel? Bread that be found in a unique knot like shape, sprinkle with assorted flavours which make us drooling. Baking pretzels are so much easier than you think. You can make your own home made pretzel in 30 minutes....yes u heard it right-30 minutes. Classics pretzels are sprinkled with salt but, nowadays you can find them with 1001 variety of toppings all yelling for the passerby to grab one or maybe more. My personal favourite are none other than the ever famous cinnamon sugar


Ingredients

4 cups all purpose flour
1 packet active yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp granulated white sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water
1/4 cup baking soda



For the topping

3 tbsp butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder


Methods

Combine the warm water and yeast in a large bowl and give it a good stir, let it stand a few minutes. After a few minutes, you will notice the yeast mixture starts to froth. Add in the flour, sugar and salt. Mix well to form a dough.

Dust a little flour on a flat surface of your kitchen counter or table and start kneading the dough for 5 to 10 mins till it is soft.

Place the dough in a large bowl greased with butter  and cover with kitchen cloth. Place the bowl in a warm place for 1 hour to let the dough doubled in bulk.

After 1 hour, turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and divide the dough into 12 equal sizes. Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll the dough into a 20 inches long, skinny rope using the palms of your hands. Lift the ends of the rope toward the top of your work surface and cross them. Cross them one more time to make a twist, then fold the twist back down over the bottom loop to form a pretzel shape.

Cover the pretzels with kitchen cloth and let it puff up for 20 minutes. Prepare the soda bath by measuring 6 cups of water in a bowl and dissolve the baking soda. Dip the pretzels into the baking soda mixture and place on a baking sheet.

Preheat oven at 375 F or 190 C and bake on middle rack for 18-20 minutes. Remove from oven

Cinnamon sugar topping 

Methods

in a large tray combine sugar and cinnamon. Melt the butter and brush it on the pretzels and dip in the cinnamon sugar mixture

Ready to be served. You can serve plain pretzels with chocolate dipping as well