The last time I was at the airport I walked past one of those pretzel places. You know the ones that waft the smell of fresh hot baked wheat pretzels into the air? Ahhhh... I remembered how I used to get those in the mall years ago. I haven't had a hot fresh pretzel since. Until tonight. It wasn't even a conscious decision. I went food shopping this morning with my shopping partner, Ashley, and I grabbed a bag of Gillian's frozen pizza dough without really thinking. Then after dinner tonight Zoe said she was still hungry, as kids who don't like to eat much usually are. Looking into the fridge and seeing the thawed dough it just hit me - this stuff would make excellent pretzels! And it did. It rolled out so easily, and Zoe got a huge kick out of making her own pretzel. She even recalled a time when she went to a pre-school and the kids got to make pretzels, but she wasn't able to eat hers. She ate it tonight though :-) And dipped it in olive oil like her Mommy. Dipping it in olive oil, it also reminded me of the hot rolls that we used to get at Bertucci's ages ago. See for yourself, and let us know if you agree!I baked them on unbleached parchment paper at 400 for about 15 minutes.
6 comments:
These look good! Do they have eggs?
I haven't been able to find that frozen dough...
They have them at the Gluten Free Mall dot com if your Vitamin Cottage doesn't have them, but they do contain egg whites :-( I'm so sorry! I will keep a look out for an alternative for you!
I don't really miss bread, but I wouldn't mind a soft pretzel at all!! I probably will just wait until I see Gillian's dough in a store. Did you add any salt? I think I'd have to add some coarse salt. :-)
For anyone who is ever in the DC area and would enjoy taking in a baseball game, Noah's Pretzels sells GF pretzels and GF beer at the Washington Nationals games. Haven't been, but a GF "friend of a friend" has and really enjoyed it!
Shirley,
I didn't add salt, but I'm sure that would be really good! We made them again with my husbands parents who are here visiting, and this time Zoe made hers into a heart. It made me think of the possibilities for the holidays. The heart is a very Scandinavian Christmas symbol. I might even try using it for kringle.
Cheers, Kelly
Do you have to defrost the dough? How does it work? How many pretzels result from one package?
-M,
Hi! Yes I defrost it on the counter. I can't remember how many it made. I haven't done it lately. I guess it would depend on how big they were - how long the coils are. Ours were pretty small, so the girls could make their own. They had a lot of fun. We just rolled them out like clay, using flour so they didn't stick to the surface.
Cheers, Kelly
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