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Homemade Pretzels

I haven't made homemade pretzels since we were in Alabama and I had forgotten how easy they are if not a little time consuming. I made these last week for Oscar night. They keep a long time in an airtight container. 1   (.25 ounce) package   active dry yeast 1 tablespoons   brown sugar 1  teaspoons   salt 1 ½   cups   warm water (110 degrees) 3   cups   all-purpose flour 1   cup   bread flour 2   cups   warm water (110 degrees) 2   tablespoons   baking soda 1-2   tablespoons   butter, melted 2   tablespoons  kosher salt Line two or three baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Place the yeast, brown sugar and salt in the 1.5 cups of warm water. Stir to dissolve. Stir in the flour. Knead for about 7-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl and cover. Let it rise for an hour (I place mine in the oven with the light on). Combine the two cups of warm water with the baking soda in a square shallow pan. After the dough has risen, cut it into 12 equal pieces.  Roll each section into a

New blooms

Some of the new plants I planted this spring are finally blooming -

Buddelia 'Miss Molly'
Buddleia 'Blue Chip'
Cestrum 'Orange Peel'

Cestrum 'Orange Peel'
 

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. So nice to get some new blooms to keep the garden going late in the season.

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  2. I can not say enough nice things about my 'Orange Peel'. It began blooming in May and has not stopped yet. It even got pruned by a car, and you would not know it today.

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  3. How I wish the 'golden jasmine' would bloom in the northeast!

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  4. The blue chip buddleia is so pretty. I had that once. It didn't like it here for some reason.

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  5. Very nice. Are you going to root any of them over the winter?

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  6. My apple trees are blooming. Lovely blooms.

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  7. Don't you just love the wide variety of critters attracted by your buddleia? Mine has become quite the attraction!

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  8. Love checking out your buddleiia with such a variance in size and color.

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