There is a lot of street food to be had in New York. Some of it is tantalizing (candied nuts of all assortment, crisply coated in a nubby sweet shell), others sub-par (like those steely coffee carts on wheels, that serve coffee so weak it is as if the bean was simply waved through boiling water), and some are staunch standards– like the good ol’ pretzel. But for those of you who are not living in a city teeming with street vendors, they can be made at home, using this recipe.
Yeasty, and warm from the oven, making, then eating these pretzels, gave me a sense of accomplishment– the dough was shall we say, ELAS-TIC! I would actually say the recipe is a good place to start for the yeast novice. The dough is sturdy and malleable, and if the directions are followed, you will have a [...]
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