Help! Soft pretzel question.

[MsBees]

I made some soft pretzels last week. Cooked them in a water bath and baked them for 5 minutes less than suggested so that I could freeze them for later use when the boys had friends over. LOL...but I never figured out how to re-heat the frozen partially baked pretzels. Any suggestions? I have two hungry teenagers here :)

Thanks In advance.

[jessinEC]

I'd love to see the recipe you used for the pretzels -- is it available online?

[MsBees]

Hi jessinEC. I have lot's of recipes but my son was intrigued by the Rachel Ray pepperoni pretzel. It was easy and all the teenagers through my house like it. It's a keeper.

[bg79]

I wanted to duplicate the kind you buy in the mall that are warm and buttery. I had a difficult time trying to find ones that were more like that instead of like a superpretzel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfLvxz...

That is what I used and they came out great. I had to add a few minutes in the oven but the results are great and it's very easy..... and cheap. I can make 20 pretzels for the cost of one.

[bg79]

I don't think you need to go so far as to do it 5 mins less, maybe just 2-3 mins less. I also just pop them in the toaster oven to reheat them and they come out basically as good as when they originally came out of the oven.

[MsBees]

I cooked them in a pre-heated oven for 4-5 minutes and they were perfect. I also think about 30 seconds in the microwave might also work for the kids to do themselves.

[MsBees]

Thanks mattstolz. Do you have any suggestions if the kids want them quick? Should I defrost them in the micro then throw them in the oven. Or just finish the cooking in the micro?

[mattstolz]

i havent tried it before, but i just made some too and the recipe i used suggested just letting them unthaw and reheating in a damp towel in the microwave for about 30 seconds.