Schkoladen Brezeln [ Chocolate Pretzels]
List of Ingredients
To make 25 pretzels:
1/4 lb. (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened,
1/4 cup sugar,
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa,
3 Tbls. hot water,
2 cups all-purpose flour,
1 egg, lightly beaten,
1 tsp. vanilla.
In large mixing bowl, cream the butter and 1/4 cup of sugar together,
dissolve cocoa in the hot water, let it cool to room temp. and beat into
the butter sugar mixture. Beat in flour a cup at a time until it has
been absorbed, add the egg and vanilla. Pat and shape the dough into a
cylinder about 7 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. Preheat oven to
350 degrees. Slice the dough crosswise into 3/8 inch rounds and roll
each slice between your hands to make a rope-like-strip about 14 inches
long and 1/4 inches in diameter. Shape each rope into a pretzel as shown
above. (Whoops - guess you'll have to go to the store and look at a
pretzel - actually two small e's back to back). Arrange pretzels 1 inch
apart on ungreased baking sheets and bake in the middle of the oven for
10 mins. or until they are firm to the touch. Cool on cake rack.
Recipe
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