Yesterday started with a quick baking of some Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Muffins from a box. It is the only thing I bake from a mix. It is easy and everyone here likes them. I have also learned that baked goods are a real motivator for teenage boys. When I want them up I bake the muffins.
After a quick kitchen clean up we made pretzels. I chose the soft pretzel recipe here because it seemed most like the one that was demonstrated on the pretzel factory tour on Mr. Rogers. It seemed fairly simple and also included the boiling soda water step. P must have been paying attention when she watched the demonstration because she knew just what to do.
The thumb print makes each baker's pretzel unique.
Sprinkling the salt was fun.
I had to be quick to get the finished pretzels in a photo. As I mentioned earlier, baked goods disappear quickly with teenage boys in the house.
They turned out great. Next time I will grease the pan better as a few of them stuck.And I think we'll try a recipe that doesn't have the boiling soda water step. That should be easier but I wonder what the difference in taste will be.
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