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German Bretzel
German Bretzel
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Thinking of gathering some friends over for a German October fest evening. This is a homemade recipe for German Bretzel (pretzel), that fits perfect together with an obatza cheese dip, radish, and some sausages, or as a starter just by itself.

Ingredient List for 10 servings:
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500 gr Flour
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150 ml Water
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150 ml Milk
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40 gr Soft butter
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2.5 teaspoons Salt
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6 gr Dry yeast
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1 tablespoon Coarse salt

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1 liter Water
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50 gr Bicarbonate
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2 teaspoons Sat

Oven temperature:
200 degrees Celsius
Instructions:
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Start by preparing the bretzels. In a bowl mix the flour, water, milk, butter, and the dry yeast. Work until you get a smooth dough. Cover the bowl with a baking towel and let it rest for 1 hour.
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Divide the dough in 10. Roll each piece in to a long sausage about 50 cm long, make it a bit thinner on the edges. Fold each roll in to a big bretzel by first make a big U. Twist the ends and fold them down towards the U and press gently together.
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Preheat the oven at 200 degrees Celsius.
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Ina big casserole prepare the bath with water, salt and bicarbonate. Let it boil.
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Dip gently the bretzels one by one in the water, when they rises to the surface after a few seconds it is time to take them up and let them drain on a paper towel.
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Place the bertzels on baking paper on a baking sheet. Brush them gently with some milk and sprinkle the coarse salt.
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Place in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes. Take them out and let cool down.
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Knödel and lamb sausages with mushroom sauce
Knödel and lamb sausages with mushroom sauce
Knödel is like a potato dumpling and can be made from flour,bread or potatoes as main ingredient. It is a side dish mostly served to some meat and a sauce. In this recipe I use already prepared knödels.
Obatzda - Cheese dip
Obatzda - Cheese dip
If you’ve been to a German Beer garden, you most probably been introduced to the typical cheese dip called obatzda. This homemade obatzda is made with cream cheese, camembert, butter, spices and of course some beer. Don’t forget to serve it together with radishes, red onion, bread or a bretzel. This is a perfect cold summer side dish.
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