Comments on Speedbump Kitchen: Rainy Day Pretzels

Thanks for your advice.

2009-12-28T15:02:37.986-05:00

Thanks for your advice.

That sounds like a great tradition! This recipe a...

2009-12-28T12:39:14.091-05:00

That sounds like a great tradition! This recipe actually comes from PA :) Your recipe sounds really soft and buttery, like the mall-type pretzels. I'd add in 1/2 to 1 stick of dairy-free room-temp margarine or shortening to this recipe and maybe up the sugar to 1/4 cup to get that same texture and sweetness. Happy New Year!

Here in western PA we have a good luck tradition o...

2009-12-28T10:54:36.640-05:00

Here in western PA we have a good luck tradition of eating a sweet new year's day pretzel. Do you think I could make your soft pretzel recipe and just put a powdered sugar glaze over them when out of the oven to achieve the same kind of result?

This is an original recipe to give you the idea:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1818,159160-224192,00.html

Thanks for your opinion.

Your pretzels look awesome, looks like everyone...

2008-09-17T20:44:31.832-04:00

Your pretzels look awesome, looks like everyone's having lots of fun ;-)

This is awesome! Thank you!!

2008-09-11T09:23:03.759-04:00

This is awesome! Thank you!!

You're right, I'm pretty sure the recipe i...

2008-09-11T08:33:51.752-04:00

You're right, I'm pretty sure the recipe is Lloyd-Jones in origin! Which reminds me, I need to track down their Whoopie Pie recipe!

Is it just me, or are memories of those pretzels c...

2008-09-10T21:00:54.157-04:00

Is it just me, or are memories of those pretzels closely associated with memories of the Lloyd-Joneses? I really can't think of one without the other...but I don't know why.

I just did this recently with my son and his frien...

2008-09-09T08:39:53.083-04:00

I just did this recently with my son and his friend from next door. It looks like the girls had a lot of fun.

No, these are soft and chewy like the crust of Ame...

2008-09-06T20:08:35.828-04:00

No, these are soft and chewy like the crust of American pizza or breadsticks...and are not worth keeping around after the first day. I LOVE the hard pretzels in Germany and simit in Turkey, but my thought is that those require some slow rising with a wild (sourdough) starter...although I have starter somewhere in my fridge, the kids are not patient enough for an overnight rise!

Adorable kids, How fun making pretzel on rainy day...

2008-09-06T14:34:22.843-04:00

Adorable kids, How fun making pretzel on rainy day with beautiful kids helping you. I love pretzel and never had a change to make it myself. You just give me an idea what make for my next weekly bread. One question, is it the hard kind of pretzel that you find in Germany?

There is nothing better than homemade pretzels. An...

2008-09-05T08:50:18.258-04:00

There is nothing better than homemade pretzels. And I love that they are in their ballet costumes while rolling them out. It's a perfect photo of childhood!

with your pictures and fantastic food ideas, you&#...

2008-09-04T20:27:58.536-04:00

with your pictures and fantastic food ideas, you're quickly becoming my favorite blog.

i'm saving this for our "rainy" days. although we live in the land of little rain--san diego--we'll still enjoy these in the sun.