Hi everyone! I'm back! haha.. after almost 2 weeks, even though i planned to write this post asap since it's supposed to be the "sequel" of my last post [ENG] Almost German-style Pretzels. Okay, let's get started before i get lazy again ~.~
But, before we start with the pretzel, i have a little announcement to make ^^ Okay, so there are actually 2 things i wanna tell you guyz, let's start with the good one.
I won the "Blogposts of The Month for January 2015" from IDFB! Woohooo! XD Actually there were 3 winners, and i'm one of them! yeayyy... It's my first time winning something for my blog so i was genuinely really happy :)
The 2nd one is, maybe some of you know from my Facebook that i joined the "Korean Restaurant App Challenge" also from IDFB. Unfortunately i didn't won that one :(( I did tried my best, but there were so many great entries and i learned so much from it (since it's my 1st time writing a review ^^) so i have no regret :) Congratulations to the winners and i will try my best on the next challenge! :D
I also wanna say thanks to you guyz who had commented on my entry, i just want you to know that i really appreciate it :))
Also, i'm always thankful for you who read my blogposts, even though it's still pretty new with really few posts, and with so little views. Most of the views actually come from my facebook friends, thanks folks :D Some of you even said that you really enjoy reading my blog >_< i'm flattered lol like, seriously? :-D
And FINALLY. Let's get started with the pretzels. So, i just want to give you a few details about the making of the pretzels, and for the Pretzels Taste Taste, i'll just give you some comparisons with the pretzel i made in [ENG] Simply Pretzels!.
But, before we start with the pretzel, i have a little announcement to make ^^ Okay, so there are actually 2 things i wanna tell you guyz, let's start with the good one.
I won the "Blogposts of The Month for January 2015" from IDFB! Woohooo! XD Actually there were 3 winners, and i'm one of them! yeayyy... It's my first time winning something for my blog so i was genuinely really happy :)
I also wanna say thanks to you guyz who had commented on my entry, i just want you to know that i really appreciate it :))
Also, i'm always thankful for you who read my blogposts, even though it's still pretty new with really few posts, and with so little views. Most of the views actually come from my facebook friends, thanks folks :D Some of you even said that you really enjoy reading my blog >_< i'm flattered lol like, seriously? :-D
And FINALLY. Let's get started with the pretzels. So, i just want to give you a few details about the making of the pretzels, and for the Pretzels Taste Taste, i'll just give you some comparisons with the pretzel i made in [ENG] Simply Pretzels!.
First, about the Almost German-style Pretzels, i actually skipped a step in the recipe, which is:
After i shaped the dough into the pretzels dough, i supposed to freeze them before i dip them in the baking soda solution, so the dough gets firm and doesn't change its shaped when you dip it. But, since my freezer is really full & there's not enough space to freeze my dough, i decided to just dip them right after i shaped. I did need to be extra careful, because once I dipped the dough in the boiling baking soda water, it got hard on the outside so it's not possible to change or repair the shape afterward. Beside that, there wasn't really a problem. So, I think even it's better if you can freeze the dough first, it isn't an absolute must :)
Btw, i called them "Almost" German-style Pretzels because i didn't quite nail the color of the crust, i think it wasn't dark brown enough. I don't know if there's a problem with my oven, i did baked them in the temperature the recipe called for, but i just didn't get the really dark brown crust that i expected.
Next, I'll give you some comparison with the pretzels from Simply Pretzels! , in which i used a different recipe.
Texture-wise, the since in the Almost German-style Pretzels, the recipe used the "boiling baking soda water" dipping method, the pretzels had a really nice hard & a bit crunchy crust, and makes it even closer to the original german-style pretzels. And since the Simply Pretzel used the "warm baking soda water" dipping method, it didn't have the hard crust.
And because the recipe used bread flour instead of all purpose flour, i think bread itself is chewier than the Simply Pretzel. So, texture-wise, i personally like the Almost German-Style Pretzel slightly better, but if you like soft pretzels, you may wanna go with the Simply Pretzel recipe.
Flavor-wise, the Almost German-style Pretzels has 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar in the recipe (yields 4 pretzels) compare to 3 tablespoon of sugar in the Simply Pretzel recipe (yields 6 pretzels). So, the Almost German-style Pretzels is more savory, and less sweet (i didn't even taste the slight sweetness actually). I think it's because the recipe is much closer to the original german-style pretzel, which is originally a snack that accompany the drink (a.k.a. beer), so the savory one will fit better than the slightly sweet one. It also has this rusty flavor from the dark brown crust which i think really nice and and that's what i think makes the "signature" pretzel taste.
But for the overall taste, and since i don't drink, i like the Simply Pretzel better, because i think the slight sweetness really balance it well and i don't need a dipping sauce, it's delicious enough as it is.
Okay, so i hope you guyz try both of the recipes and let me know which one you prefer ;)
Next, I'll give you some comparison with the pretzels from Simply Pretzels! , in which i used a different recipe.
Texture-wise, the since in the Almost German-style Pretzels, the recipe used the "boiling baking soda water" dipping method, the pretzels had a really nice hard & a bit crunchy crust, and makes it even closer to the original german-style pretzels. And since the Simply Pretzel used the "warm baking soda water" dipping method, it didn't have the hard crust.
And because the recipe used bread flour instead of all purpose flour, i think bread itself is chewier than the Simply Pretzel. So, texture-wise, i personally like the Almost German-Style Pretzel slightly better, but if you like soft pretzels, you may wanna go with the Simply Pretzel recipe.
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| the Almost German-Style Pretzel |
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| the Simply Pretzel |
Flavor-wise, the Almost German-style Pretzels has 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar in the recipe (yields 4 pretzels) compare to 3 tablespoon of sugar in the Simply Pretzel recipe (yields 6 pretzels). So, the Almost German-style Pretzels is more savory, and less sweet (i didn't even taste the slight sweetness actually). I think it's because the recipe is much closer to the original german-style pretzel, which is originally a snack that accompany the drink (a.k.a. beer), so the savory one will fit better than the slightly sweet one. It also has this rusty flavor from the dark brown crust which i think really nice and and that's what i think makes the "signature" pretzel taste.
But for the overall taste, and since i don't drink, i like the Simply Pretzel better, because i think the slight sweetness really balance it well and i don't need a dipping sauce, it's delicious enough as it is.
Okay, so i hope you guyz try both of the recipes and let me know which one you prefer ;)
Are you supposed to fry the dough right from the freezer? Hm, kinda weird technique. Good job, btw! :D
ReplyDeletethankss :D it's more like "boil" than fry, but yeah i also find it weird at first that i have to actually boil it first before i bake it :O
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