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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2009
I made these pretzels for my kids since we dont live anywhere near a mall and they were craving soft pretzels. My kids went crazy for them! The next day I made a double batch for my husbands women's wrestling team and the entire team loved them and wanted the recipe. This recipe is a must have for those of us that never get to a mall! I agree with another reviewer that the dough should be covered with a damp paper towel to keep it from drying out while rolling the other pretzels. The editor's note about rolling them half way then coming back to them helped a lot too. These pretzels were fantastic and I will be making them again and again!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2009
These were wonderful brushed with a honey/butter mixture then sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. However, Alton Brown's pretzel recipe is a much better recipe if you want "Ballpark" type pretzels. Overall, not a bad recipe.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2009
The taste and texture were great, but the bottoms of the pretzels were really dark, I'm not sure how to change that but overall a good recipe.
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Home Town: Reno, Nevada, USA
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2009
super yummy and very easy. my toddler and i made them today and shared them with my sister's family. they are all gone! so good. I didn't have bread flour so I just used all purpose flour and they came out just fine.
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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2009
first time making pretzel's since the 6th grade and it went well. I had 7 kids under age 10 "helping" me and it was tons of fun. I followed the recipe exactly and they came out perfect and were a hit with everyone. Will do again- just by myself next time.
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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2009
Good, but not like the mall pretzels...
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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2009
This was such an easy recipe and so yummy. I followed the recipe...the only thing I did differently was I doubled the brown sugar to 4 TBS & I mixed 2 cups all purpose flour - 1 cup whole wheat flour - 1 cup German pastry flour. Turned out great. I just grease my cookie sheets well and basted half of them with butter & salt & half of them with butter & cinnamon and sugar while baking. I will definetly make this again and try different seasonings in it. Thanks for a great recipe.
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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2009
Good, easy. Kids got in on the making of these.
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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2009
I followed the recipe exactly. Will definitely make again, but there were not nearly as good as I was hoping. I love my auntie anne's though and may be a tad biased!
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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2009
My husband has been asking me to make pretzels for months now so I finally found a recipe and gave it a whirl. These were so easy to make. I used my kitchen-aid mixer and the dough came out perfect. After rising and shaping we dunked them in simmering water with baking soda, let them rise, brushed them with an egg wash and sprinkled with salt. While they baked we melted butter and brushed them when they came out of the oven. They don't taste exactly like mall pretzels but I'm sure we didn't use as much butter as they do. =)
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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2009
fabulous! and so forgiving. i totally forgot to put in the salt, which i normally dont make mistakes such as those, and it tasted wonderful! i dont know if it is my oven or not, but i had to bake mine for 11 minutes. wonderful wonderful wonderful! :) will make again. :) my family loved them!
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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2009
I made this recipe three times over the holidays and it was a big hit each time! I followed the instructions to boil with baking soda until the pretzels float. This only took a few seconds. I baked them and sprinkled with the kosher salt. I served them with some garlic butter and they went really fast!
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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008
This recipe is great! I didn't have bread flour, so I just used all-purpose flour. The pretzels turned out fantastic. Thanks!
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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2008
Very bland to me. I think they need sugar or something. Also, perhaps its my oven but my pretzels didn't brown on the top, only the bottom. Do not use wax paper instead of parchment! Putting the pretzels down on a greased pan probably would have been better in the absence of parchment. Also, I tried to make pretzels that were half the size of what's recommended so I could make more. The dough puffs too much though and they didn't look very appetizing in the end.
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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2008
Good, but not like the ones from the mall. However, my dough didn't rise that much and these pretzels were still a bit too dense. Could have been my fault (which is why i gave it 4 star instead of 3). The dough itself is very easy to work with. I managed to pull 2.5' ropes with the thickness of a marker. I followed someone else's recommendation about BOILING the dough in baking soda/water for 1 minute and the crust came out pretty darn pretzel-ish. I notice that the bottoms looked more browned (almost to the point of being burnt) so next time, I will flip the pretzels over after baking 5 minutes for a nice even brown look. I will definitely make them again!
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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008
I read the reviews and followed instructions making sure to knead in the kitchen aid and put on the warm stove for a nice rise... they turned out beautifully. Are they the same as the mall? In my opinion they're better and alot less expensive. better because of the taste and freshness. Yummy!
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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008
Sooo good. Don't leave out the boiling stage, that's what makes them chewy! Sprinkled with coarse kosher salt, they are divine. Enjoy with a tall beer :)
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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2008
These are Great. I doubled the brown sugar to 4 tbs because we like them sweet. I put the ingredients in my bread machine and set it to the dough setting. It worked like a charm. Once done I rolled the dough into ropes, dipped into water/soda and baked. The dough was a little sticky so have flour on your hands when you remove it from the bread machine. They were so good. Just like the ones at PretzelMaker we had yesterday. I will definately keep this recipe.
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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2008
Very good, in fact I believe better than the ones at the mall because you don't have to make them super greasy and heavy from being drenched in butter. The dough was pretty easy to work with- I kept the dough ball covered with a wet paper towel cause it was drying out a bit while I was doing the rolling, which was a bit tedious and the ones I rolled 'pencil thin' were almost a bit too crisp after baking exactly 8 mins so next time I'll roll them a bit thicker or bake a minute or 2 less. Brushed them with butter and sprinkled with kosher salt. Served with a cheesy sauce that was so yummy. I also made a few pretzel dogs which were soooo good! They were perfect after baking 8 mins. Next time I might put a pat of cream cheese in with the hot dogs (it's a Seattle thing...trust me, it's good) and maybe even some grilled onions. This would also make a great pizza or calzone dough. I love this recipe and will keep it in my arsenal. It'd be a fun thing to do with kids too, although since it takes a long time younger kids might get impatient... Well worth the work and the wait!*******UPDATE: Out of curiosity, I froze a portion of this dough for about 3 or 4 weeks and it kept well. I used it to make herbed breadsticks that were YUMMY with soup and salad. I just patted the dough ball down to about 1/2" and sliced with a sharp knife into sticks. Brushed with garlic butter, sprinkled with thyme, baked 11mins. Really good!
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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2008
Quite good. Even my 1 year old loves them!
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