Caraway Pretzels
| Ingredients | ||
| 180 g | all-purpose flour | 1 1/4 cups |
| pinch | salt | pinch |
| 1 | egg yolk | 1 |
| 45 mL | sour cream | 3 tbsp. |
| 80 g | butter | 1/3 cup |
| For Brushing | ||
| 1 | egg white, lightly beaten | 1 |
| Decoration | ||
| caraway seed | ||
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease a baking sheet. Line with waxed paper. Grease again.
2. Sift flour and salt onto pastry board. Make a well in centre.
3. Put egg yolk and sour cream in centre. Mix small amount of flour mixture into centre ingredients to make a thick paste.
4. Cut cold butter into small pieces over flour.
5. Work all ingredients together quickly into a smooth dough.
6. Chill 1/2 hour for easy shaping.
7. Shape dough into rolls about the size of a finger.
8. Place onto prepared baking sheet.
9. Brush with lightly beaten egg white.
10. Sprinkle with caraway seeds.
11. Bake on middle oven rack at 180°C (350°F) for 20-25 minutes or until light golden.
