Pretzel rolls - bon appetit

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2¾ cup Bread flour
1 Envelope quick-rising yeast
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Celery seeds
1 cup Plus 2 T (about) hot water (125F to 130F)
Cornmeal
8 cups Water
¼ cup Baking soda
2 tablespoons Sugar
1 Egg white, beaten to blend (glaze)
Coarse salt

Directions

Combine bread flour, 1 envelope yeast, 1 t salt, 1 t sugar and celery seeds in food processor and blend. With machine running, gradually pour hot water through feed tube, adding enough water to form smooth elastic dough. Process 1 minute to knead. Grease medium bowl. Add dough to bowl, turning to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, then towel; let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 35 minutes.

Flour baking sheet. Punch dough down and knead on lightly floured sur- face until smooth. Divide into 8 pieces, Form each dough piece into ball. Place dough balls on prepared sheet, flattening each slightly. Using serrated knife, cut X in top center of each dough ball. Cover with towel and let dough bails rise until almost doubled in volume, about 20 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375'F. Grease another baking sheet and sprinkle with cornmeal. Bring 8 C water to boll in large saucepan. Add baking soda and 2 T sugar (water will foam up). Add 4 rolls and cook 30 seconds per side. Using slotted spoon, transfer rolls to prepared sheet, arranging X side up. Repeat with remaining rolls.

Brush rolls with egg white glaze. Sprinkle rolls generously with coarse salt. Bake rolls until brown, about 25 minutes. Transfer to racks and cool 10 minutes. Serve rolls warm or at room temperature.

(Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm in 375'F oven 10 minutes.)

Bon Appetit/January/1994 Scanned & edited by Di Pahl & <gg>

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