Homemade Sweet Walnut Pretzels Recipe:
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INGREDIENTS
  • 2 c. milk
  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 2 pkg. active dry yeast
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • 7 c. flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 c. powdered sugar
  • 1 T. water
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
  • 1/4 c. walnuts, chopped
DIRECTIONS
  1. Heat milk & butter until very warm. Mix yeast, salt, sugar, & 1 c. flour.
  2. Slowly beat warm milk into yeast mixture. Beat for 2 minutes. Add eggs & 1 c.
  3. of flour. Beat for an additional 2 minutes. Add enough flour to form a soft
  4. dough. Knead until smooth & elastic, about 5 min. Place dough in a greased
  5. bowl. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch dough
  6. down & let rise again until doubled. (1 hour). Divide dough in half.
  7. Shape pretzel:
  8. Roll dough into a rope about 30" long & 1 1/2" in diameter. Cross the ends
  9. leaving a large loop in the center. Flip loop back onto crossed ends to
  10. form a pretzel. Repeat with remaining dough. Place pretzels on greased
  11. baking sheets. Let rise 15 minutes more. Bake at 375F. for 25 to 30 minutes
  12. or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.
  13. Mix powdered sugar, water & vanilla to form a thin icing. Spread icing
  14. on pretzels & sprinkle with chopped nuts. Makes 2 large pretzels.