Auntie Anne's Pretzel 🥨 & German Bavarian Recipe

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats.

Add butter and sugar to hot milk, stir until the butter melts and sugar is dissolved, then set aside to cool slightly.

Sprinkle yeast on top of the milk mixture and let it soften.

In a stand mixer with a dough hook, or by hand, combine the mixture and knead until it forms a ball of dough.

Place the dough in a bowl, cover it, and let it rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.

Roll the dough into a long tube and twist it to shape the pretzel, then dip it in an alkaline solution made of baking soda and warm water.

Transfer the pretzel to a baking pan and reshape if necessary before baking.

For the cheese sauce, melt butter and flour together to create a roux, then remove from heat and add cheese, whisking until smooth.

For the Bavarian pretzel, mix warm water and yeast, then add honey and let it stand for 5-7 minutes until foamy.

Add flour, German beer, butter, and kosher salt to the yeast mixture and mix until a shaggy dough forms.

Knead the dough until smooth, then coat it in the alkaline solution before baking.

For the German beer cheese dip, blend onion, camembert, unsalted butter, cream cheese, paprika, and beer in a food processor until smooth.

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