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Wheat Pretzels

Wheat pretzels of 1 kg wheat flour, 7 dl milk, 80 g yeast, salt, plus 80 g butter and 40 g sugar creamed white and kneaded in after the first rise. Shaped into small pretzels and baked light brown in a hot oven.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 546 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

From the chapter "Baking" in Stor kokebok (1914). Pretzels of wheat dough belonged to the daily coffee table. The method shows Erken's technique of working in creamed butter and sugar after the first rise.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Dough

    Sift the flour and stir in salt and lukewarm milk. Work into a fine dough and add the stirred-in, activated yeast.

  2. 2

    First rise

    Sprinkle flour over the dough, cover with a baking cloth and set it to rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size.

  3. 3

    Butter and sugar

    Cream the butter and sugar together until foamy and white. Work the dough down and knead in the butter mixture.

  4. 4

    Second rise

    Let the dough rise again for ½ hour.

  5. 5

    Shaping and baking

    Work the dough, shape small pretzels and bake them in a hot oven (about 220 °C (430 °F)) until nicely browned and light.

Changes from the original

Modern measurements and spelling; deciliter instead of "del.". Oven temperature is given as about 220 °C (430 °F).

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Fra19141949Modernisert
Til19141949Modernisert
1914 (korrekturlest, s. 546) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 635)~50% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
1 kg. hvetemel 40 850 gr. sukker 80 hvetemel ¾ l. lunken melk 30 gr. smør gjær 1 teske teskje salt 80 40 gr. gjær 7 del. melk smør 40 gr. sukker. Melet sigtes siktes og irøres saltet saltet, og melken, melken med gjæren arbeides til en fin deig, tilsættes den hævede gjær. deig. Deigen strøes over med mel, dækkes dekkes med bakeklædet og sættes settes til hævning paa hevning på et varmt, trækfrit trekkfritt sted. Naar Når deigen er hævet hevet til det dobbelte, arbeides den op og irøres herunder herunders smør og sukker, som er rørt sammen, sammen til det er skummende og hvitt. Hæves Heves igjen ½ time. Deigen arbeides, dannes til smaa små kringler og stekes i varm ovn, ovn til de er pent brune og lette.

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Frequently asked questions

How much dough does the recipe make, and how long does it take?
The recipe makes about 20 pretzels from 1 kg wheat flour, and the total time is around 2.5 hours including two rises (first to double size, then ½ hour).
When should the butter and sugar be added?
Not into the first dough. After the first rise the dough is worked down, and butter (80 g) and sugar (40 g) are first creamed together until foamy and white, then stirred into the dough.
How should the pretzels be baked?
They are shaped into small pretzels and baked in a hot oven until nicely browned and light.
What must I watch during the rise?
Sprinkle flour over the dough, cover with a baking cloth and place it in a warm, draft-free spot until it has risen to double.

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