13 favorite pretzel Recipes

crispix cereal, mixed nuts, pretzel sticks, melted butter or 3/4 cup margarine, brown sugar

crispix, mixed nuts, pretzel sticks, butter, cubed, brown sugar

soft pretzels, the thick large kind (if you use the frozen ones , cook them first according to directions), prepared yellow mustard (or use mayonnaise if your child doesn tsp like mustard), cheese (use your child s favorite), sliced deli meat (use your child s favorite), lettuce , sprouts, spinach, shredded carrots...whatever your child likes

butter, sugar, light brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, some combination mini chocolate chips (or any favorite sweet baking ingredients) or 1 1/2 cups peanut butter chips (or any favorite sweet baking ingredients) or 1 1/2 cups chocolate raisins (or any favorite sweet baking ingredients) or 1 1/2 cups rolo chocolates (or any favorite sweet baking ingredients) or 1 1/2 cups cocoa, krispies (or any favorite sweet baking ingredients) or 1 1/2 cups corn flakes (or any favorite sweet baking ingredients), some combination potato chips (or any favorite salty snack food) or 1 1/2 cups pretzels (or any favorite salty snack food) or 1 1/2 cups goldfish crackers (or any favorite salty snack food) or 1 1/2 cups ritz crackers (or any favorite salty snack food) or 1 1/2 cups fritos corn chips (or any favorite salty snack food)

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

pillsbury breadsticks, egg, beaten, kosher salt (or you can you poppy seeds, or even grated parmesan, use your favorite pretzel toppings, i prefer ju), velveeta cheese (i like spicy ), dijon mustard (you can add more if you want more tang), dark beer (if you don tsp want to use beer, you can use milk, but the beer to me just really adds a nice flavor), grated onion, diced bacon , sauteed (optional as a garnish)

caramels, water, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, chopped pecans, pretzel rods

boneless skinless chicken breasts, grainy mustard or 1/2 cup mustard, honey, fried cheese onion, pretzel (break them up in a bag then measure a cup), cheese (taco blend preferred , but you can use your favorite), cooked bacon (tear into to bite size pieces when cool), thyme, oregano, salt, pepper

crackers, cream cheese (your favorite flavor can be used), pretzel sticks, raisins

crispy wheat cereal squares, crispy corn cereal squares, peanuts, pretzel sticks, butter, melted, worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, garlic salt, candy-coated chocolates, raisins

melted butter or 6 tbsp margarine, roasted garlic oil, worchestershire sauce, your favorite seasoning salt, celery salt, onion powder, chex cereal (or any ratio thereof) or 10 cups crispix cereal (or any ratio thereof), quaker oatmeal squares cereal, peanuts or 1 1/2 cups cashews, pretzels, your choice m &m s (recommend dark or pretzel), raisins