New Year Pretzels

Summary

Ingredients

• 500g flour
• 30 g yeast
• 60 g suar
• 0.25 liter ¼ milk, lukewarm
• 60 g butter, room temperature
• 1 egg (s)
• 1 pinch (s) salt
• 1 lemon (s), grated zest
• 1 egg yolk for brushing

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Instructions

1. Dissolve the yeast in a little lukewarm milk, add the sugar, pour into the sifted flour and mix gently. Let the dough rise for about 15 minutes. Then add the rest of the milk, butter, 1 egg, salt and lemon zest and knead everything into an elastic dough. Cover and let the dough rise in a warm place until it has doubled in volume. Then knead carefully, shape into a long roll and wrap it into a pretzel. Let rise for another 15 minutes.
2. Brush with the beaten egg yolk before baking. Bake at 200 ° C top / bottom heat for 25-30 minutes until golden yellow.