These small prezel bites are delish!!
They are so easy to make, and you probably have all of the ingredients already in your kitchen!
You will need:
-1 1/2 cups of warm water
-1 tablespoon of sugar
-2 teaspoons of sea salt
-4 1/2 cups of flour
-56 grams of butter (melted)
-10 cups of water (for boiling in a pot)
-2/3 cup of baking soda
-1 egg yolk
-1 table spoon of water
-1/4 cup of sugar
-2 tablespoons for cinnamon
How you make it:
1.In a large bowl combine together water, sugar and sea salt. Add the yeast on top. Allow to sit for 5 minutes, until the mixture begins to foam. Add the flour and the butter and mix until combined (if the mixture appears to be wet, just slowly add more flour).
2. Knead the dough for 10 minutes, until it is smooth and elastic. Remove the dough from the bowl, clean the bowl and smear it with a bit of vegetable oil. Put the dough back into the bowl, smear it with the oil in the bowl and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. let the bowl sit in a warm (not to warm!) place for about 50-55 minutes until it has doubled its size.
3. Preheat the oven to 232 degrees C. (around 450 degrees F.) and prepare baking sheets on baking pans.
4. In a large pot, bring water to boil and add the baking soda (be careful, it might splatter).
5. Divide the dough in 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a snake. Using either a sharpe knife or the hands, cut the dough into 1" pieces (optional: you could make them into balls).
6. Whisk together the egg yolk and the 1 tbsp of water, set aside. Mix together sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl, set aside. Boil the dough balls for about 30-45 seconds. Remove the balls with a slotted spoon, and transfer them onto a plate with paper towels, let cool for about 30 seconds. Transfer the balls from the plate onto the prepared baking sheet.
7. Brush the egg wash over the dough balls and using a teaspoon sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar mix on top (or you can use sea salt). Bake in oven for 15 minutes.
and vollah, yummy and super ADDICTING sweet and salty prezel bites!
Recipe via the ginger cook
