Mucenici moldovenesti, cu nuca si miere

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Almonds provide healthy fats while sunflower seeds are more budget-friendly.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index, while maple syrup is often more affordable.

Mix flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl, making a hole in the middle.

Add warm milk and mix the ingredients with a little flour.

Cover and leave for 15 minutes.

Knead the dough until soft.

Add oil to help the dough come off the bowl.

Cover the bowl and let it rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.

Divide the dough into two equal parts and work with the first piece.

Divide the piece of dough into 12 equal parts and form balls.

Stretch each ball into a cord, then twist and shape into the number 8.

Place them on a tray and grease with egg yolks mixed with milk.

Bake in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes.

Soak the baked pretzels in honey diluted with water and coat with ground walnuts.

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