What are brezels? This is a classic Bavarian pretzels, a traditional snack for beer on festive occasions. They have a rich tan color. Traditionally, the breeches are sprinkled with large salt, but they are very tasty with poppy seeds or sesame seeds. Let's take a look at some interesting recipes for cooking brezels.
German breeches
Ingredients:
- wheat flour - 700 g;
- fresh yeast - 40 g;
- warm milk - 500 ml;
- salt - 2 teaspoons;
- sugar - pinch;
- soda - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- water - 1 liter.
Preparation
So, first we take fresh yeast and dissolve them in warm milk. Then gradually add sugar, flour and salt. From all this we knead a dense, but elastic and homogeneous dough.
Cover it with a towel and put it for 40 minutes in a warm place. As a result, the mass should increase in volume approximately twice.
Next, put it on the flour-poured table, properly kneaded, slightly kneaded and divided into 12 identical parts. From each we form a long sausage and we mold from it a pretzel in the form of a figure eight.
Now we are preparing the soda solution. To do this, boil the water, put soda in it. Reduce heat to a minimum and gently lower the pretzels into the solution in turn. Hold for about 40 seconds, then take out with a noise, spread on a greased baking sheet and sprinkle on top with a large salt or sesame seeds.
Bake in preheated to 200 ° oven for 20 minutes to a saturated golden color. We serve only in cold form.
Bavarian braces
Ingredients:
- flour - 300 g;
- light beer - 200 g;
- dry yeast - 25 g;
- butter - 30 g;
- sugar - 2 tsp.
- salt - 2 teaspoons;
- large salt for sprinkling;
- soda - 60 ml;
- water - 2 liters.
In a saucepan pour beer, lightly heat, pour sugar and carefully stir until it is completely dissolved.
Combine the flour with dry yeast and knead the homogeneous dough. Salt and butter are added at the very end and everything is thoroughly washed out. Now cover the dough with a towel, lubricate with oil and set for 45 minutes in a warm place for lifting. Then we divide it into 8 equal parts and we mold a bit thick pretzels. Next, we prepare the soda solution, as in the previous recipe, and lower our bretsels into it. Then put them on greased baking tray, sprinkle with large salt or sesame and put in a preheated oven for up to 180 ° for 25 minutes.