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Bunny Shaped Pretzels

easter bunny pretzels

Consider yourself warned, this pretzel is a lot like Auntie Annies soft pretzels and you may  not be able to stop yourself from taking another bite.

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I learned how to make pretzels when my son was assigned the country, Germany for his preschool International Food Fair.  I am so glad I learned how to make them because I have had fun with shapes and flavors.  The recipe I use is very easy and it doesn’t take that long compared to a lot of other recipes I found online.

This was super fun to make with my three boys. They loved shaping the pretzel dough. When I make this with my boys I just clean a table top and spread flour all over the table so they can knead the dough.  I know it will get messy but nothing a quick wet rag won’t take care of.

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This was featured in our Spring Issue Online Publication. To view in flip page format click here.

I also recently made these Homemade Pizza pretzels that turned out amazing. They are perfect for snacking, lunch or even a play date gathering.

Bunny Shaped Pretzels

using our favorite German Soft Pretzel Recipe

adapted from Chef Grant Achatz

  • Water
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 envelopes active dry yeast 4 tspn
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 5 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
  • 2tbl baking soda for the water bath dipping part
  • 1 large egg beaten with  1 tablespoon of water
  • salt
  1. In a large bowl, stir the brown sugar into 2 cups of warm water until dissolved. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in the vegetable oil and 3 cups of the flour. Knead in the remaining 2 3/4 cups of flour; the dough will be slightly sticky.
  2. Transfer the dough to a floured work surface and knead until silky, about 3 minutes; if the dough is very sticky, knead in up to 1/4 cup more flour. Transfer the dough to a large, oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature until doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat the oven to 450°. Line 3 large cookie sheets with parchment paper and butter the paper or I used foil and it worked fine.
  4. Punch down the dough and turn it out onto a floured work surface. Knead the dough lightly, and pinch off dough the size of a golf ball.  Roll each piece into a 9-inch stick about  1/2 inch thick.
  5. Shape the dough like this: (don’t forget to add the cute little bunny tail w/ a small piece of dough)

6. Prepare a baking soda water bath with 2 cps of warm water and 2 tbls of baking soda. Stir it often. Dip the pretzels in the water. Transfer the pretzel sticks to paper towels to drain, then return them to the cookie sheets, spacing them evenly.

7. Brush the pretzel sticks with the egg wash and sprinkle with salt or leave it plain so you can dip it in a sugar and cinnamon mixture later. Bake until richly browned, about 10 minutes.

The baked pretzels can be stored overnight in a plastic bag. Reheat before serving. Perfect for snacking or lunch!
For Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels:
For Auntie Anne’s famous Cinnamon Sugar, try melting a stick of butter in a shallow bowl and in another shallow bowl make a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Dip the pretzel into the butter, coating both sides generously. Then dip again into the cinnamon mixture. Enjoy!

Comments

  2. These are the cutest things ever! I think I can duplicate these to be gluten free – I hope! My kids would love them. 🙂

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  6. These are very cute! We make homemade pretzels too but i never thought to twist them into a bunny shape! Good thinking! Thanks for sharing!

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  21. What do you do with the soda water bath? Do you put the pretzels in it or baste it on them or what? I want to make these, they are adorable, but I am missing something. I follow you up through the shaping of the dough and the making of the soda bath and stirring it, but then I drain the pretzels on paper towels. I am missing something in between. Please help me. These are so cute.

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    • Hi Corie,
      Yes, the baking soda is for the baking soda solution (step 6) not to go into your pretzel dough mix. I used Chef Grantz Achatz recipe and adapted to our liking. So feel free to adapt as needed. I am going to remove his option since I didn’t use it and to avoid confusing readers.
      LOL, I can’t imagine what that would taste like with that much baking soda in the dough mix.I will also email you to make sure you get it.

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  23. OMG this looks so delicious. Wow I want to try this recipe with my son. I will make the recommended adaptations. I would love it if you could share this wonderful post at our WIW linky party. Hope to see you there.

    Paula
    Ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

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  24. Yummy! You had me at Auntie Annie’s, love how you made the dough look like a bunny! I’ll have to give this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing this at Sunday Blog Love. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Easter weekend.

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