Neujahrsbretzel (German New Year's Pretzel)
Neujahrsbretzel (German New Year's Pretzel)

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, neujahrsbretzel (german new year's pretzel). One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Great recipe for Neujahrsbretzel (German New Year's Pretzel). This pretzel is eaten on New Years Day (morning) in Germany and originates from the southern area of Swabia. It's different than the regular pretzels as it isn't coated in lye or baking soda - rather it's a rich, fluffy and slightly. Neujahrsbrezel is a large pretzel popular in the Rheinland and other areas in southwestern Germany on New Year's day to symbolize good luck.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have neujahrsbretzel (german new year's pretzel) using 12 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Neujahrsbretzel (German New Year's Pretzel):
  1. Make ready 500 g (4 cups) all-purpose/plain flour
  2. Make ready 9 g (2 1/2 tsp) active dry yeast
  3. Take 60 g (4 Tbsp) sugar
  4. Get 5 g (1 tsp) salt
  5. Prepare 1-2 tsp lemon zest (zest from 1 lemon)
  6. Make ready 60 g (4 Tbsp) unsalted butter at room temp.
  7. Take 1 egg at room temp.
  8. Get 250 ml (2 cups) milk, lukewarm temp
  9. Make ready *******
  10. Take 1 egg for egg wash
  11. Prepare Optional topping: large granulated sugar, poppy seeds etc.
  12. Make ready 1 penny covered in aluminum foil for hiding ;)

It brings luck when it's the first thing you eat in the New Year. Germans typically eat it with butter spread on it. Rather than a salty pretzel, this is a lightly sweet dough. Cross the ends leaving a large loop in the center.

Instructions to make Neujahrsbretzel (German New Year's Pretzel):
  1. In a large bowl, mix flour, yeast, sugar, salt and lemon zest.
  2. Add chunks of butter and crumble it into the flour mix with your fingers until it's well incorporated. (You could melt it too)
  3. Add the warm milk and egg. Mix until the dough starts coming together .
  4. Bring the dough together and put on a floured surface. Knead…
  5. Continue kneading for about 10 minutes.., (this photo is after about 5 minutes)
  6. After about 10 minutes the dough should be smooth and elastic. Form into a round ball, return to bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise for 45-60 minutes in a warm spot.
  7. The dough should be noticeably larger.
  8. Cut off 1/4 of the dough to make the braid.
  9. Roll the main piece into a long roll that has tapered ends. Mine was about 100 cm in length.
  10. On a lined baking pan, Fold it into a pretzel shape.
  11. I usually stuff the holes with aluminum so they don't close up as the bread rises in the oven.
  12. Divide the smaller piece of dough into 3 equal pieces. Roll each out into a thin strand (about 50 cm)
  13. Pinch the 3 ends together.
  14. Braid the three strands together…
  15. And pinch the other 3 ends together.
  16. Lay the braid over the top of the pretzel. Don't forget to hide your lucky penny somewhere ;)
  17. Beat an egg well and brush the whole pretzel with the egg wash.
  18. Optionally sprinkle with large sugar granules or poppy seeds.
  19. Bake at 200C/400F for 25-30 minutes until bronze/golden brown.

Rather than a salty pretzel, this is a lightly sweet dough. Cross the ends leaving a large loop in the center. Flip loop back onto crossed ends to form a pretzel. The German New Year's Pretzel is a sweet bread braiding into the shape of a pretzel and topped with sugar or glaze for extra sweetness. At home with my husband's family, I have only had the sugar glazed version of the German New Year's Pretzel on New Year's Day.

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