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Recipe for Alsatian Pretzel Gratin with Lardons

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The pretzel, with its pretty characteristic shape is one of the strong emblems of Alsace, in its version Gratinée aux Lardons, it is even more delicious!

Ingredients for 6 persons:

  • 500 g flour
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 30 cl cold milk + 1 tablespoon for browning
  • 15 g baking powder
  • 30 g butter
  • 300 g smoked bacon
  • 1 large onion
  • 25 cl beer
  • 250 g cheese
  • 75 g bicarbonate of soda
  • fine salt, Persian salt and pepper

Also discover our Alsatian Bretzel preparation kit

Preparation:

Peel and chop the onion. Fry it in a pan over a low heat with the bacon and beer. Season with pepper. Drain the mixture and set aside.

Mix the flour and 1 teaspoon of salt in a large bowl, then add the butter, cold milk and yeast. Add the bacon mixture. On a floured kitchen work surface, knead the dough until it no longer sticks to your fingers. Cover with a cloth and leave to rise at room temperature for 1? hours.

In a saucepan, boil 2 L of water with 1⁄2 teaspoon of salt and the bicarbonate.

Roll out the dough with a rolling pin and cut into 6 equal pieces. Shape pretzels by rolling each dough piece between your hands until you have a length of about 50 cm. Fold the dough into a U shape and criss-cross the lengths twice (see diagram).

Dip them in boiling water for 30 seconds (wait for them to rise to the surface). Drain them with a skimmer and place them on the baking sheet covered with baking paper. Coat the pretzels with egg yolk mixed with a little milk. Sprinkle with grated cheese and Persian salt and bake for 15 minutes.

Shaping the Alsatian Pretzel

It's ready ! Bon Appétit !

 

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