Recipe - Pretzels Recipe

2 One fourth teaspoon Yeast; (or one packet)
1 One half cup Very warm water; (about 102
degrees F.)
4 cup Flour; (see HINT below)
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt

From the Healthy Heart Handbook by Dr. Neal Pinckney (page 198)

Choose large or small, salted or plain these can be a soft or crispy
snack

Add yeast to warm water and stir until muddy. Add flour, sugar, and salt.
Mix and knead dough. Roll into a sheet and then cut in strips to make
"ropes." Shape in traditional pretzel bows or roll to make sticks. Place on
ungreased cookie sheet (1 second of a nonstick spray may be used). Bake at
425 degrees F. for 12 to 15 minutes, or until light brown.

For a special treat, just before baking, sprinkle some with garlic powder,
chopped onion, any favorite herbs or spices, or if sodium is not a
problem coarse salt.

Averages 18 pretzels, 12 to 15 large or 24+ smaller ones. Each pretzel (of
18): calories 94, fat 0.5g. (4% CFF), carbohydrate 20.2 g., protein 3.8 g.

HEALTHY HEART HINT:

When baking, use whole wheat, rye and oat flours and specialty grains
instead of white flour for tasty and higher fiber treats. A mixture of 1/2
whole wheat and One half white flour bakes much the same as white flour. White
flour has most of its vitamins, minerals and fiber removed. Finer whole
wheat pastry flour is less grainy.

Posted to fatfree digest by "Linda R. Caldwell" spock73@iplus.net on Jul
24, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.