Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Neujahrspretzel

Category: Germany

2 cups milk

2 eggs

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 cup powdered sugar

2 packs dry yeast

Water

2 teas. salt

1 teas. vanilla extract

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup almonds, chopped

7 cups flour

Heat milk and butter until very warm (120−130 degrees F.).

Mix yeast, salt, sugar, and 1 cup flour. Slowly beat into

warm milk. Beat for 2 minutes. Add eggs and 1 cup of flour.

Beat for an additional 2 minutes. Add enough flour to form a

soft dough. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.

Place dough in a greased bowl. Let rise in a warm place

until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch dough down and let

rise again until doubled (1 hour more). Divide dough in half.

Shape pretzel as follows: Roll dough into a rope about 30 inches

long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Cross the ends leaving a

large loop in the center. Flip loop back onto crossed ends to

form a pretzel. Repeat with remaining dough. Place pretzels

on greased baking sheets. Let rise 15 minutes more. Bake

at 375 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool on wire racks. Mix powdered sugar, water and vanilla to

form a thin icing. Spread icing on pretzels and sprinkle with

chopped almonds. Makes 2 large pretzels.