Le Cordon Bleu

Pretzels

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    16

    pretzels
    • Difficulty

      Complex

    • Ready in

      55 min

Appears in
Bread: Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection
Bread

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

  • About

A traditional yeasted, biscuity bread, shaped into loose knots, sprinkled with rock salt and baked to produce a soft, chewy texture. Serve as a snack to go with beer or wine.

Ingredients

  • 25 g (¾ oz) fresh yeast or 3½ teaspoons dried yeast

Method

  1. Prepare the yeast with the milk following the method in the Chef’s techniques.
  2. Sieve the flour and 1 teaspoon of the salt into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Add the yeast mixture and two of the eggs to the well