Sweet Mini Pretzels

Ingredients

Serves: 110

• 4 cups (500g) plain flour
• 1 1/4 cups (250g) caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
• 1 pinch baking powder
• 250g butter, diced
• 2 eggs, beaten
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• Icing:
• 1/2 cup (90g) icing sugar;
• 2 tablespoons rum

 

Preparation method

Prep: 45 minutes | Cook: 20 minutes | Extra time: 1 hour, chilling

1.

Sift flour into a bowl and mix in the sugar, vanilla sugar and baking powder. Form a hollow in the centre and pour in the eggs.

2.

Add the butter and work into a smooth dough. Wrap dough in cling wrap and chill for 1 hour.

3.

Preheat oven to 180 C.

4.

Shape dough into a long roll. Cut into 1cm thick slices and shape each piece into a pencil-thin roll. Shape into small pretzels and place on a greased baking tray. Bake for 18-20 minutes in preheated oven.

5.

Allow to cool. Stir icing sugar with rum and brush pretzels with it.