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Cheesy Pretzels

Source of Recipe


From "Kids Cook!" (Betty Crocker)



List of Ingredients



• 1½ cups all-purpose flour, plus 2 Tbsp for rolling out dough (divided use)
  
• ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  
• 2 Tbsp butter
  
• 2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1 tsp sugar
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 2/3 cup milk
  
• 1 egg
  
• 3 Tbsp coarse salt
  






Instructions



1. Heat the oven to 400° F. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
   
   
2. Put 1½ cups flour, cheese, butter, baking powder, sugar, salt and milk in a medium bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon to make a soft dough.
   
   
3. Sprinkle the 2 tablespoons flour over a clean work surface. Put dough on surface. Divide dough in half to make 2 balls. Roll each ball of dough around 3 or 4 times. Knead the dough 10 times. (Curve your fingers around it and fold the dough toward you. Push the dough away from you with the heels of your hands, using a quick rocking motion. The dough should look smooth and stretchy when you're done.)
   
   
4. Divide each ball of dough into 8 pieces. Roll each piece into a 12-inch rope. To shape each pretzel, shape the rope into a circle, overlapping rope about 2 inches from each end, leaving the ends of the rope free. Take one end in each hand; twist once where rope crosses. Lift ends over to opposite side of circle. Pinch ends to seal. Put pretzels on cookie sheet.
   
   
5. Crack the egg into a small bowl. Beat egg with a fork until the yolk and white are mixed. Brush egg over pretzels, using a pastry brush. Sprinkle about ½ teaspoon coarse salt on each pretzel. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until pretzels are golden brown. Cool on a wire cooling rack for about 3 minutes before eating.
   
   Makes 16 pretzels.