I WILL FINISH IT ONE DAY
Day 01 ~> Your favorite song
Day 02 ~> Your favorite movie
Day 03 ~> Your favorite television program
Day 04 ~> Your favorite book
Day 05 ~> Your favorite quote
Day 06 ~> Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 ~> A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 ~> A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 ~> A photo you took
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Day 11 ~> A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 ~> Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 ~> A fictional book
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Day 15 ~> A fanfic
Day 16 ~> A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 ~> An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 ~> Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 ~> A talent of yours
Day 20 ~> A hobby of yours
Day 21 ~> A recipe
Day 22 ~> A website
Day 23 ~> A YouTube video
Day 24 ~> Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 ~> Your day, in great detail
Day 26 ~> Your week, in great detail
Day 27 ~> This month, in great detail
Day 28 ~> This year, in great detail
Day 29 ~> Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 ~> Whatever tickles your fancy
Soft Pretzel Recipe
(traditional)
(For 6 large or 12 small pretzels)
Ingredients:
3 ½ C of flour
4 Tbl. brown sugar
2 t salt (sea salt preferably)
1 Tblsp. yeast, dissolved in the water
1 C water (120°) fairly warm but not hot.
Tbl. baking soda mixed with 1 Cup boiling water in a small bowl.
1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl.
Directions:
Mix water , yeast, brown sugar and salt in a food processor, or a large mixing bowl. Add flour and mix until dough is smooth. Add more flour if sticky. (If possible let the dough sit overnight in a plastic container in the fridge.)
Now divide the dough into 4, 6 or 12 pieces. Roll each piece into a rope, very thin, a little bigger than a pencil if your making 4 you can roll it about cigar size and 36 inches long.
Shape into an upside down U shape on your table. Bring the ends together and twist them.
Flatten the ends with your fingers and bring to the top of the pretzel and press in the dough to secure, making it look like a pretzel. Place on a greased cookie sheet.
Now let the pretzels raise for 30 minutes or till about double in size. Brush with the water-soda solution.
For a chewier crust put 2 Tbl. baking soda mixed with 4 Cups boiling water drop the pretzel in there for about the count of 10 and then lift out with a strainer or pancake turner.
Brush the pretzels with the egg and the water that was whipped up in a small bowl. ( a cereal bowl is perfect)
Sprinkle with toppings like
coarse salt,
garlic and Parmesan cheese,
Cinnamon sugar,
sesame seeds.
Bake in a hot oven 400 to 450 degrees (225 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes or until well browned.
I kinda copied this directly from a site my friend sent me years ago, so that's why it's wonky, okay. I love making pretzels! Pretzels and homemade cinnamon-sugar icebox cookies are the only things I can bake well, haha.
With this recipe, instead of making a bunch of big pretzels, are several medium-sized ones, I make a ton of tiny little pretzel balls. They're so tiny and adorable and delicious.