New Year's Pretzels

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	474ml	Milk
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter
2		Yeast; active - dry
2 teaspoons	10ml	Salt
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
7 cups	437g / 15oz	Flour; unbleached
2		Eggs; large
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Confectioners' sugar
		Water
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
1/4 cup	23g / 0.8oz	Almonds; chopped

Recipe Instructions

Heat milk and butter until very warm (120-130F.). Mix yeast, salt, sugar, and 1 cup flour. Slowly beat into warm milk.

Beat for 2 minutes. Add eggs and 1 cup of flour. Beat for an additional 2 minutes. Add enough flour to form a soft dough. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.

Place dough in a greased bowl. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch dough down and let rise again until doubled. (1 hour more). Divide dough in half.

Shape pretzel as follows: Roll dough into a rope about 30 inches long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Cross the ends leaving a large loop in the center. Flip loop back onto crossed ends to form a pretzel. Repeat with remaining dough. Place pretzels on greased baking sheets. Let rise 15 minutes more.

Bake at 375F F for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool on wire racks.

Mix confectioners' sugar, water and vanilla to form a thin icing.

Spread icing on pretzels and sprinkle with chopped almonds.

Makes 2 large pretzels.

Source:
Emeril Lagasse

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