Pretzel Buns

Name: Pretzel Buns
Prep time: 1 h 53 min
Cook time: 1 h 53 min
Total time: 1 h 53 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 teaspoons active dry yeast; 118 milliliters baking soda; 59 milliliters melted butter; 2 eggs; 1 liters all-purpose flour, divided; 473 milliliters warm milk; 2 teaspoons salt; 12 servings sea salt; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 6 Tbsps vegetable shortening; 118 milliliters warm water; 946 milliliters water; 59 milliliters white sugar

Pretzel Buns might be just the bread you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 394 calories, 11g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 53 minutes. A mixture of water, vegetable shortening, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Sprinkle the yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar over 1/2 cup of warm water in a small bowl. The water should be no more than 100 degrees F (40 degrees C).

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Sugar

Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Let stand for 5 minutes until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam.

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Yeast

Add milk, shortening, eggs, oil, 3 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Blend with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.

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Shortening

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Milk

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Hand Mixer

Mix in remaining 3 cups of flour by hand, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. The dough will be sticky.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Lightly oil a large bowl, then place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a light cloth and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C)) until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Uncover the dough and punch it down.

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Dough

Punch

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Pull off baseball size portions of dough and roll into "snakes" about 6 inches long.

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Dough

Roll

Roll each "snake" into a spiral to give the tops some texture. Set each formed bun aside.

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Roll

Mix the baking soda and 4 cups hot water in a bowl. The baking soda does not need to dissolve completely. Dip each bun in the baking soda solution before placing on a baking sheet.

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Baking Soda