So I had a house full of 9 year olds the last two days.  It was fun, it was good!  They were much less rambunctious than I actually expected them to be.  They didn’t sleep much last night  (or maybe not al all??? – story depends on who you ask..)  but a good time was had.  And… I even convinced all of them to take a 3 hour nap this afternoon before football practice!  I think I deserve an award for that feat! 

At any rate…  a big part of any party (kids or otherwise) is of course the food!  Ryan had a few requests, and then I threw in a couple of my ideas as well.  One of my ideas was homemade soft pretzels.  I had some at a party a couple weeks ago and they were so so so good!  So… we tried two recipes:

Soft Giant Pretzels & Hot Buttered Pretzels (the recipe from the party I went to) 

I made the dough from the Soft Giant Pretzels, but I followed the baking soda bath & baking instructions from the Hot Buttered Pretzels – for both recipes.  They were both pretty good, but the kids decided they liked the Hot Buttered Pretzels best.  I didn’t think they tasted quite as good as the ones I tasted at the party though – who knows what I did differently…  It was my first try at making homemade pretzels, but I think they will probably be requested again in the future – they were a yummy treat! 

Do you have a favorite homemade pretzel recipe?   If so, post it in the comments for us all to enjoy!

C- 

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