This is the second attempt at making this Pretzel Bread Buns recipe. I’m to trying again because it has rave reviews on Allrecipes.com – a fantastic source for any recipe you could ever want.
There aren’t any pictures of the first attempt because they’re dreadful – little round heavy hockey puck-like chunks of wasted flour and yeast.
Update your yeast from 2012….and voila, they miraculously turn out really well. The recipe says it makes two loaves of pretzel bread, but I took some advice in the comments section and made five rolls from the dough.
Next time I’ll make four and they’ll be good hamburger-sized buns.
This is one bread recipe I’ll keep on the top of the stack and will make often. They’re perfectly dense and chewy, and don’t forget tasty!
Next I’m going to figure out how long to knead with the dough hook on the KitchenAid. The ten minutes of hand-kneading was 1) boring, 2) a little tiring on the fingers and palms, and 3) boring.
Thumbs up to Pretzel Bread Buns. Hope you enjoy this one!
Pretzel Bread Buns
Dense, chewy buns that are wonderful cut in half, warmed, then buttered.
Ingredients
- Dough:
- 1 C milk
- 2 tbsp butter or margarine
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 envelope rapid rise yeast
- 2 tsp salt
- 3 C all-purpose flour, or more as needed
- Boiling Solution:
- 3 quarts water
- 3/4 C baking soda
- Egg Wash:
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp water
Instructions
- Heat milk and butter until warm (100 to 110° F); the butter will not completely melt.
- Combine milk/butter mixture with undissolved yeast and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Stir in salt and 2 cups flour, beat for 3 minutes. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough (about another 3/4 C was plenty for me).
- Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Punch dough down and divide into 4 to 5 pieces - roll pieces into a tight, smooth ball. Cover and let rise on a greased cookie sheet another 20 to 25 minutes.
- Toward the end of the rising time, combine Boiling Solution ingredients in a large pan and bring to a boil.
- After rising, roll pieces into a loose round ball and boil each one in the solution for 2 minutes, turning after 1 minute. Remove buns from pot using a slotted spoon and place on a greased baking sheet.
- Brush tops of buns with egg wash and cut a small cross in the top of each roll.
- Bake for 12 minutes at 400 degrees, then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and bake an additional 7-8 minutes, until the loaves are evenly browned. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
Notes
Tips and Stuff:
They will brown to a nice dark, shiny brown, so don't panic if they look darker than regular baked bread.
I sprinkled sea salt on the buns after the egg wash and they came out like a nice salted pretzel bun!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 5 Serving Size: 1 bunAmount Per Serving: Calories: 387Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 300mgCarbohydrates: 64gFiber: 2gSugar: 5gProtein: 12g
Nutrition Values are Approximate