Almond crunch pretzel recipe

Name: Almond crunch pretzel recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons brown sugar; 1 1/2 cup warm water; 1 1/8 teaspoon yeast; 1 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 cup wheat flour; 3 cups regular flour; 2 cups warm water; 2 teaspoons baking soda; Few spoonfuls of brown sugar; Ground toasted almonds

Appetizer

Very Easy

27 min

574 Kcal

Preparation

Preparation20 min

Cook time7 min

Add 2 teaspoons brown sugar to 1 1/2 cup warm water into mixer bowl. Mix to dissolve. Add 1 1/8 teaspoon yeast and 1 1/8 teaspoon salt to sugar/water mix. Mix to dissolve. Wait a few minutes.
Add mixture to 3 cups flour and 1 cup of wheat flour. Knead dough using mixer (or hands if you don't have a mixer) to a smooth consistency. Let dough rise for at least 30 minutes or until double in size.
Greased cookie sheet. Mixed 2 cups of warm water and 2 teaspoons baking soda in a large bowl. Mix frequently. Split dough into equal parts (depending how big you want your pretzels).
Roll into 1/2 inch twists. Twist into a pretzel. Place into baking soda bath water. Cover entire pretzel with soda bath water. Place onto cooking sheet. Let pretzel rise again.
Bake in 450 degree oven for 7 minutes. While baking, melt a few teaspoons of brown sugar with a little water to create a brown sugar mixture. Chop/grind toasted almonds. Once brown sugar mixture somewhat cooled, mix in grinded toasted almonds.
At 7 minutes, pull out pretzels and brush with an egg wash. Then add the brown sugar mixture with almonds and brush onto the pretzel. Place back into oven for another 3 minutes.
Remove pretzels and enjoy the crunchy sweet pretzel .
If you want regular salty pretzels...instead of adding the brown sugar/almond topping, just brush with the egg wash and bake for another 3 minutes. Remove from oven. Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with kosher salt or pretzel salt. Dip into yellow or dijon mustard. Yummers!