Pretzels!

      I know these days, this blog is SO boring. And I'm sorry about that, I am. I just don't really know what to do. I've no more good recipes. So maybe when all these recipes run out, I'll re-blog the old ones at the very bottom. 

      So, Singaporeans out there! I bet you guys have heard of The Diary of Amos Lee by Adeline Foo? Its like a Singapore version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. So, there are a few recipes in the D.I.Y. book and this is one of them.

The Soft Pretzel

250ml warm milk (microwave for 1 minute)

3 tablespoons butter, melted

1 and 1/4 teaspoon instant dry yeast

1 teaspoon salt

1 and 1/2 tablespoon dark brown sugar

1 tablespoon honey

450g plain flour

1 small egg (beaten for glazing)

Baking the Pretzel

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.

Sift flour and salt.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the warm milk,

honey and dry yeast and let mixture stand for 10 minutes.

Add sugar to flour mixture,

knead into a ball until smooth.

Grease bowl with some oil.

Place the dough in it and slightly dab the

top of the dough with a little oil.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let ferment overnight.

When the dough has risen to twice its size,

knead it a few more times to let the air out.

Forming the Pretzel

Roll the dough into a long strip.

Form a U shape with it and then twist both ends inwards so

that they overlap in the middle. Press both ends to the bottom.

Now you have a pretzel!

       Fact about me, my fave type of pretzels are Sour Creams from Auntie Anne's. Heard of it? Okay, well. If you remember them from the last post, here are the cupcake ideas from Bittersweet. These are sort of the chapter headings, so the names may sound a little weird. Oh and the pictures aren't exact.

Opportunity-knocks-you-on-your-butt Cakes

Vanilla cupcakes baked over a blend of
chopped pineapples, butter, and brown sugar
inverted on a warm plate and served
with vanilla bean ice cream.

 

How-to-appear-outwardly-cool-while-totally-
freaking-out-on-the-inside Cupcakes

Chilled vanilla cupcakes cored and filled with
whipped vanilla buttercream and dark chocolate shavings
topped with vanilla icing and sugared cucumber slice.

      These cupcakes are SO unique, I can't even find a matching picture  for the description. So anyway, please keep commenting, reading and voting on the polls. Thanks, much love! xoxo