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Hot Pretzels Salted or Sweet

Preheat oven to 425

• 2 packs rapid rise yeast
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1.5 cups warm water
• 3.5 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups hot water
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 large egg

1. Place yeast, sugar and water in bowl. Stir to dissolve and let stand for 7 mins. There should be bubbles forming. If not, let stand another 3 mins. If still not, start over.
2. Add flour and salt and mix by hand to rough dough. Transfer to a table top and knead till smooth.
3. Cut into 8 equal pieces and roll into long thin ropes about 14 inches long. Twist into a pretzel or any shape you like.
4. Pour 2 boiling cups of water into a bowl and stir baking powder into it. Dip each pretzel into it one at a time and then do the other side.
5. Place on parchment paper.

For salted pretzels:
1. Brush beaten egg onto the pretzels.
2. Sprinkle lightly with Kosher salt.
3. Bake in hot oven for 12-15 mins until golden brown.
4. Remove pretzels from oven and allow to cool for a few mins.

For cinnamon sugar pretzels:
1. Mix together 4 tbls melted margarine, 2 tbls sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon.
2. Brush onto pretzels saving extra.
3. Bake in hot oven for 12-15 mins until golden brown.Remove from oven and brush on more of the cinnamon mixture.

Makes 8 pretzels