TrojanMan
Well-Known Member
UPDATE: Now with pics!
Please excuse the picture quality. The blue shift on the camera was all the way up for some reason and I didn't recognize it. Since I won't be making another batch of pretzels at least until I make another batch of beer, I figured these were better than nothing.
The tools and some ingredients:
For those of us not adept at the flip & twist method (like myself), twist the pretzels on the countertop like so:
Boil 'till they float...
... then bake at 425*F for about 10 minutes
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Original Post:
I'm sure someone has mentioned this on the site before but I'm new so =P
I'm going to be bottling a batch of beer tonight and thought that even though I can always just buy another packet, it's a shame to throw out the used yeast. I figured I'd try washing/canning/refrigerating it and in the meantime, maybe there are some neat things I can do to it.
Pizza comes to mind first but that's a little more involved and perhaps more than I want to tackle the first time out so I'm thinking pretzels. That's how the food was invented anyhow, as a way to leaven flour/water in a simple oven with brewer's yeast (AFAIK, at least).
So I'm thinking the following:
1 tbsp sugar (or honey)
1 tbsp salt
2 cups warm water
all-purpose flour
2-3 tbsp yeast-laden residue from beer
For pizza crust, you'd add a little olive oil just to promote browning. Mix all ingredients except flour together until dissolved. Add flour until consistency reaches a dough, kneading by hand. After dough is formed, roll into ball, pulling the outside layer very tight and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
Roll into long strips, cut to length, form pretzels, brush with water or olive oil, sprinkle with kosher salt and bake at 400*F for about 10-15 minutes.
I'm hoping to walk away with some easy-to-make beer and honey flavored pretzels.
Any advice?
Please excuse the picture quality. The blue shift on the camera was all the way up for some reason and I didn't recognize it. Since I won't be making another batch of pretzels at least until I make another batch of beer, I figured these were better than nothing.
The tools and some ingredients:
For those of us not adept at the flip & twist method (like myself), twist the pretzels on the countertop like so:
Boil 'till they float...
... then bake at 425*F for about 10 minutes
-----------------------------------
Original Post:
I'm sure someone has mentioned this on the site before but I'm new so =P
I'm going to be bottling a batch of beer tonight and thought that even though I can always just buy another packet, it's a shame to throw out the used yeast. I figured I'd try washing/canning/refrigerating it and in the meantime, maybe there are some neat things I can do to it.
Pizza comes to mind first but that's a little more involved and perhaps more than I want to tackle the first time out so I'm thinking pretzels. That's how the food was invented anyhow, as a way to leaven flour/water in a simple oven with brewer's yeast (AFAIK, at least).
So I'm thinking the following:
1 tbsp sugar (or honey)
1 tbsp salt
2 cups warm water
all-purpose flour
2-3 tbsp yeast-laden residue from beer
For pizza crust, you'd add a little olive oil just to promote browning. Mix all ingredients except flour together until dissolved. Add flour until consistency reaches a dough, kneading by hand. After dough is formed, roll into ball, pulling the outside layer very tight and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
Roll into long strips, cut to length, form pretzels, brush with water or olive oil, sprinkle with kosher salt and bake at 400*F for about 10-15 minutes.
I'm hoping to walk away with some easy-to-make beer and honey flavored pretzels.
Any advice?