This is my first real "teacher summer" and I'm loving it! Yes, I have been a teacher for a few years, but I had school full-time during two of them and then the third I started a job a week after school ended. Last summer I was working, moving cross-country (I was in 14 states in the span on three weeks), and volunteering. Needless to say, I am so happy about this summer.
Today was an incredibly productive day. I started the process of cleaning my entire apartment which included doing about 6 loads of laundry(mostly sheets), organizing all my important papers, and cleaning out the fridge. I also got a great workout in and made
these homemade pretzels. They make me super excited for
Couponing & Cooking's Bread Challenge!
It's probably a good thing I will be gone for most of the summer because I'm not sure I could keep going at this pace! Here is what was happening in my kitchen tonight.
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| Easy ingredients. |
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| The trusty KitchenAid I have had since I was 13. |
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| I need to start using the dough hook more frequently! |
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| I was patient enough to let it rise. |
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| The people at Auntie Anne's make it look so easy. |
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| Some are obese. Others skinny. |
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| Don't worry about the espresso maker parts - I was multitasking. |
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| The recipe called for an egg wash, but I didn't have an egg so they aren't super shiny. They are however, super delicious. This recipe yields 8 LARGE pretzels, but I opted to do things my way and make 11. |
I made a few of them into cinnamon-sugar pretzels and they are happily living in my belly.
What should I make tomorrow?
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Just today I was coveting homemade pretzels on Pinterest! Now I want to make some. Good thing its way too late at night to start baking!
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