Ingredients:
- 185g Flour
- 4g Yeast
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt for dough.
- 10g Sea salt for decorating the Bretzel
- 175g of warm milk
- 35g butter
- 40g Bicarbonate / Baking Soda (this is not baking powder)
Once done, 15g melted butter.
How to make :
- Mix flour, sugar, salt and yeast in a bowl.
- Measure the butter into a glass jar and melt into the microwave for 30 seconds (cover with cling film or it will splash)
- add 175g of milk and warm up in the microwave for 30 seconds or until warm but not hot.
- add the milk mixture to the flour and make a dough. Knead to incorporate the milk into the flour. You should have a smooth dough ball. (It starts wet and gets better as you knead).
- Let the dough rest in a bowl for 90 minutes.
- Once the dough has rested, cut it into 8 equal pieces.
- Roll into 50cm long strings
- Shape the Bretzel by making a U shape, then take one side over the other twice, then bring both sides to the bottom of the U, and push a little to make a good seal.
- Preparing a pan with boiling water and the baking soda, keep a gentle boil.
- Take each Bretzel shaped dough and dip it in the boiling water for 30 seconds on each side.
- Put onto a cooking tray with a silicone sheet.
- Cover all the Bretzels with approximately 10g of Sea Salt or Kosher Salt
- Cook in the pre-heated oven at 180 degrees fan assisted for 10 to 15 minutes depending on the colour you like on the bretzels.
- Let cool down on a rack and when ready to eat smush some melted butter on top…this step is compulsory (as not optional ; )
