Soft pretzel recipe

Hard pretzels have a long shelf life, but soft pretzels do no.

So how can you make some at home? Recipe here.

the trick? you let them rise first and then boil them for a few minutes before you bake them.

how do you eat them? We always ate them with a little bit of mustard on top, but you can also break them apart and dip them into cheeze sauce.

The best soft pretzels come from Philadelphia: History here.

Philadelphia soft pretzels are unique because of their shape (a tight figure-eight rather than a large loop with a twisted center and skinny ends) and their texture (chewy rather than crunchy). ...

Pretzels were originally invented in Italy as far back as 610 AD, where the earliest reports state that Italian monks used the pretiolas, or “little rewards,” to encourage their pupils to study harder. Soon, the popularity of these treats spread to Austria and Germany, where they became known as bretzels. When the Pennsylvania Dutch immigrated to the United States, they – unsurprisingly – brought their favorite snack with them.