Submitted by staff of life on May 6, 2008 - 4:53pm.
I just spoke with a woman today who had come back from Germany. She said she had enjoyed Laugensbrot there, which to me, basically sounds like a pretzel in bread shape. Anyone have any more info or a recipe?
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I have had Landbrot but I don't recall laugensbrot unless it is strictly a bakery (house) recipe.
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Laugenbrot, Laugenstangerl, pretzel bread
Take a bagel recipe then put lots of soda in the water bath and boil it. If you use too little soda, the pretzel flavor will be missing but you will end up with bagels. I think 1/4 cup soda to one quart water. Bagels are older than pretzels, and I think pretzels originated out of an bagel recipe. The similarities are uncanny. The longer the shaped dough is allowed to rise, the fluffier the bread.
You will smell the effect right away. If you need to add soda to hot water, do it slowly, sifting it in otherwise the pot might foam over.
My favorite form is to make a cigar shape and tie it into a simple knot and let rest.
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