{"id":15244,"date":"2018-01-20T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=15244"},"modified":"2018-01-20T16:01:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T23:01:30","slug":"pretzel-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/pretzel-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretzel Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Like a pretzel, this bread has a salty brown crust and a tender texture&#8211;perfect for sandwiches.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Ingredients<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dough:<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter or margarine<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 envelope Fleischmann&#8217;s(R) RapidRise Yeast<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons salt<\/li>\n<li>3 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Boiling Solution:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 quarts water<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup baking soda<\/li>\n<li>Egg Wash:<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Directions<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat milk and butter until warm (100 degrees to 110 degrees F); the butter will not completely melt.<\/li>\n<li>Combine with undissolved yeast and brown sugar in a large mixer bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in salt and 2 cups flour, beat for 3 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.<\/li>\n<li>Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.<\/li>\n<li>Combine boiling solution and bring to a boil.<\/li>\n<li>Punch dough down and divide into 2 equal pieces.<\/li>\n<li>Form each piece into a tight, smooth ball.<\/li>\n<li>Boil each loaf in the solution for 2 minutes, turning after 1 minute.<\/li>\n<li>Remove loaves from pot using a slotted spoon and place on a greased baking sheet.<\/li>\n<li>Brush with egg wash and cut a cross in the top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 15 minutes then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F and bake an additional 10 to 12 minutes until the loaves are evenly browned.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Like a pretzel, this bread has a salty brown crust and a tender texture&#8211;perfect for sandwiches.&#8221; Ingredients Dough: 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 envelope Fleischmann&#8217;s(R) RapidRise Yeast 2 teaspoons salt 3 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed Boiling Solution: 3 quarts water 3\/4 cup baking soda &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/pretzel-bread\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pretzel Bread&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bread-starch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15244"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15246,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15244\/revisions\/15246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}