Instant (well almost) Soft Pretzels!

I, again, forgot to pack an ice pack, of any kind, on a multi-tasking trip around the area. My solution, per usual, is to buy a pack of Rhodes bread dough.  Of course, when you do this on a 80+ degree, hot and humid day, it is going to thaw.  And then the challenge is to figure out what to do with five thawed loaves of bread.  Sooooo, I decided to make soft pretzels!!

The first thing you do is let the dough rise at room temperature overnight. Be prepared to find a huge, bloated, piece of dough in the morning. Punch it down and when you are ready to do something with it, it will be ready.

I had C#1 smoosh out about 3 or 4 loaves of it into a large jellyroll like pan.  I then used a cutting tool (a regular, sharp, knife would work) and sectioned it off into pieces about 3x1 inches in size.

Stir together 1/2 cup of warm water and 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Stir it until the soda is dissolved.  Dip each piece into the soda water and put on a cooking sheet about an inch apart.  Sprinkle with salt - I used sea salt, but, whatever you want is just fine.

Bake these items for 15-18 minutes or until they are browned.

These taste wonderful with melted butter or hot nacho cheese.

Definitely a good use of bread dough!

Till next time...