Allergy free soft German pretzels recipe

Ingredients

• 4 cups Orgran self-raising flour
• 2 tsp bicard soda 
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 ½ tbsp brown sugar
• ⅔ cup Orgran gluten free gluten
• 110g Nuttlex
• 450mls goat’s milk or warm water
• 2 cups 45°C water
• 1½ tbsps bicarb soda
• 2-3 tbsps coarse salt

Method

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Foil and grease a baking tray.
• Combine the flour, sugar, bicard soda, gluten free gluten and salt in a large bowl.
• Use your fingertips to rub the Nuttlex into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Add the goat’s milk to the flour mixture and use a round-bladed knife or a spoon in a cutting motion to mix until the mixture just comes together, adding 1-2 tbs extra water if the mixture is a little dry.
• Use your hands to bring the mixture together.
• Do not knead the dough but rather roll and press (do not stretch or fold) until smooth and slightly tacky to touch.
• If necessary, dust your hands with flour to remove the dough from the bowl.
• Divide the dough into four.
• Gently squeeze and rotate the dough portions like you do stress balls until the dough is smooth and without major cracks or folds.
• Roll each portion into long 2cm thick logs without pulling the dough sideways.
• Twist each log into a pretzel shape. See below on how:

Shaping works best when at point C you lightly press on the crossed over section of dough.

• Combine 2 cups warm water and bicarb soda in a large wok.
• Carefully Dip the pretzels into the bicarb soda solution. You may want to use a spatula to do this so the pretzel doesn’t break.
• Place the pretzels on the baking tray.
• Sprinkle with coarse salt and gently pat to make sure the salt sticks.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until the pretzel is cooked through.
• Rotate the pretzels once during cooking to ensure the rolls cook evenly.
• Transfer to a wire rack for 5 minutes to cool slightly.

Notes

• Eat warm.
• Best recooking method so far is 1 minute in the microwave. Leaves it warm and soft rather than dry and hard.
• Eat plain or with Nuttlex or mustard. You will need a drink too.