the boiling bit is the part that keeps my bench bagel and pretzel free for now.
great job.
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the boiling bit is the part that keeps my bench bagel and pretzel free for now.
great job.
Tbh thats the easiest part of bagels. Bagel dough is the stiffest thing i have ever had to knead, damn near killed a kitchenaid with it (as in, the mixer came to a COMPLETE STOP)
Traditional pretzels aren't boiled. A cool (but caustic) solution of lye in water is the way. It doesn't take much, just add lye to water and not water to lye since it's exothermic.
It did make a splash pattern of soda crystals around the pot, but luckily we have an induction cooktop that's easy to wipe down.
Oh, yum