Pretzels

So tonight for dinner I made homemade Pretzels! They were delicious! I made the dough last night and finished making them today when I got home from an unexpected day at work where I got to visit the Jenny Wiley Theatre in Prestonsburg, KY. To get to Prestonsburg one goes south in Kentucky. The East. Then East some more. And for good measure go a little farther East. Anyway pretzels! They were spicy jalapeno cheddar, Italian seasoning, cayenne and salt pretzels.

They turned out really well this time and I think the big reason was instead of mixing the dough myself I used my handy dandy bread maker on its dough setting. It rose waaay better than I had ever gotten it to do. I also deviated from the cookbook directions slightly. I'm starting to get the hang of yeast and what it likes and doesn't like. Learning this is exciting to me! I feel like I can connect with my food more when I am coaxing a microscopic creature to help me out in making some awesome baked goods.