Comments for Chickens in the Road

Comment on Homemade Soft Pretzels by denisestone

denisestone — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:44:21 +0000

This was so much fun! Our fifteen minutes of fame. ;-) Thank you for not posting my pic (just my hands). Much appreciated!

Comment on Homemade Soft Pretzels by jokuti

jokuti — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:34:46 +0000

Heidi, the recipes are very similar I think, although I am not home to look at mine at the moment, but I do remember that mine uses brown sugar instead of white. Don’t think that would make much of a difference though. You are right Suzanne, I think it’s the baking soda method more than anything else. I would like to also take the opportunity to thank you, for CITR is what got me interested in trying to bake yeast breads just over a year ago. I have come quite a long way and gotten very comfortable with the process in that time, even to making bagel dogs a few weeks ago. So I and my German husband, who doesn’t think the stores sell real bread here in the USA, are very indebted to you!

Comment on Back to Normal, Mostly by yvonnem

yvonnem — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:19:32 +0000

You are braver than me, too.

Have a great time and be safe!

Comment on Back to Normal, Mostly by jeri starcher

jeri starcher — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:33:23 +0000

You are way braver than me. My son and I went tubing once in Helen Georgia. That’s the roughest water I want to be in.

Comment on Back to Normal, Mostly by bonita

bonita — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:43 +0000

Just saw a PBS p’gram about New River Gorge S.P. and rafting. Looks like you guys should have one heck of a good time! You all deserve it. (Having the three young adults together will get rarer and rarer…enjoy.

Comment on Homemade Soft Pretzels by Suzanne McMinn

Suzanne McMinn — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:47:53 +0000

Heidi, I figure if you just add some salt and baking soda to the boiling water, which sounds like a great tip, you could just use the dough recipe here as well.

Comment on Homemade Soft Pretzels by Heidi533

Heidi533 — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:25:26 +0000

Jokuti, I would love it if you would share that recipe. Perhaps on Farm Bell Recipes?

Comment on Homemade Soft Pretzels by jokuti

jokuti — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:11 +0000

I make pretzels at home, and I was surprised at how easy they are. If you put them in boiling water with baking soda (takes the place of the lye) added, you can get the really beautiful brown shiny color without having to use an egg wash. The ones I make are like the ones in Germany and you don’t have to let the dough rise, so makes it even quicker.

Comment on Homemade Soft Pretzels by OCHousewife

OCHousewife — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:56:05 +0000

These look similar to the recipe I use, except mine calls for milk to be heated with sugar and oil. I use instant yeast so that is added to the dry ingredients. If you add salt and baking soda to the boiling water bath the pretzels will be darker and more preztel-y looking when they are done baking. When I bake them they are gone the same day!

Comment on Homemade Soft Pretzels by holstein woman

holstein woman — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:11:20 +0000

When I taught a junior high school cooking class we had a fun class and made soft pretzels. These look really good.