![]() ![]() Pretzels were hidden on Easter morning just as eggs are hidden today, and are particularly associated with Lent, fasting and prayers before Easter. As time passed, pretzels became associated with both Lent and Easter. Pretzels made with a simple recipe using only flour and water could be eaten during Lent when Christians were forbidden to eat eggs, lard, or dairy products such as milk and butter (cf. Within the Christian Church, pretzels were regarded as having religious significance for both ingredients and shape. A 12th century illustration of the banquet of Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus in the Hortus deliciarum from the Alsace region (today France) may contain the earliest depiction of a pretzel. The pretzel has been in use as an emblem of bakers and formerly their guilds in southern German areas since at least the 12th century. The German name " Brezel" may derive also from Latin bracellus (a medieval term for 'bracelet'), or bracchiola ('little arms'). In Germany, there are stories that pretzels were the invention of desperate bakers held hostage by local dignitaries. Another source locates the invention in a monastery in southern France. He calls the strips of baked dough, folded to resemble arms crossing the chest, 'pretiola' ('little reward')". n Italian monk invents pretzels as a reward to children who learn their prayers. According to legend, as cited by several sources, including The History of Science and Technology, by Bryan Bunch and Alexander Hellemans, in 610 AD ". There are numerous accounts regarding the origin of pretzels, as well as the origin of the name most assume that they have Christian backgrounds and were invented by European monks. But we also like to spread some Obatzda in it or some cream cheese with chives.Pretzel depicted at a banquet of Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus. Most of the time we just cut our pretzel open and put some cold butter into it. It seems odd but it works and I think it gives the pretzels some extra fluff. I also was a little skeptical about baking powder in a yeast dough. ![]() Put the pretzels in it only for 5 seconds, 10 at the maximum to get a darker result. Make sure that you use only 3 tablespoons of soda with each 1 liter of water. ![]() You should have delicious pretzels if you stick to my measurements and instructions. It took me a few attempts to get the right result. Oh this is so typical for us Germans: Having rules for everything!īaking pretzels was not a success for me in the first place. Chew before you swallow, no matter how delicious your pretzel is.You better eat them within an hour after baking, otherwise, they will become dry.Put the salt on the pretzels before you bake them.Use just as much sugar in the dough as you need to make the yeast work.Sorry for my bluntness, Americans, but you are doing the pretzel thing wrong. Also, people here pour oil over their pretzels … seriously? Well, but you should have seen my surprised face when I took my first bite: They were sweet! Like most bread products here in Texas, even the Pretzels have a lot of sugar in the dough and that is something I will probably never get used to. Moving to the US, I was very relieved when I found out that I can still buy pretzels and that there are even little stores in the malls that basically don’t sell much else than that. ![]()
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