Pretzilla

[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

 

New product that appeared in our local 

as a BOGO [$3.00 for 2 pkgs]
These guys are the best. 
Ann first used them as grilled cheese sandwiches and they literally melted in your mouth.
These are so soft and delicious.
Next she used them with hamburgers and the slight pretzel taste enhanced the sandwich.
At breakfast, great with pecan apple butter spread.
Try them... you won't be disappointed.

[Rip Snorter]

These are very good when available - spotty here, small stores.  There are these KING’S HAWAIIAN® Sweet Pretzel Pre-Sliced Slider Buns that are very similar, also in sporadic distribution.

[Subdeacon Joe]

Easy to make:

 

Buttermilk Pretzel Bread

For Bread:

 

6 Cups Bread Flour, divided

1 Cup Buttermilk

1 Cup Hot Water

¼ Cup + 2 TBS Brown Sugar

Yeast

2 tsp Kosher Salt

1 Egg (from a chicken)
 

 

For Poaching Liquid:
About 3 quarts of water, ¼ cup Baking Soda, and ¼ cup Brown Sugar.

1 Egg for coating loaves.

Proof yeast in hot water and 2 TBS of brown sugar.

While yeast is proofing toast 1 to 2 cups of the flour in a dry skillet.  Stir it frequently, you want it a light brown. 
Put the toasted flour, and all but 2 cups of the reserved flour into a mixing bowl along with the salt and brown sugar.  Blend together with whisk or dough hook.

Add the water & yeast, egg, and buttermilk.  Using the dough hook of your mixer, mix this for 4 to 5 minutes then slowly add the remaining 2 cups of flour.  Continue mixing with the dough hook until it pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a ball.  Turn out and knead a few times until it forms a smooth ball.  Put in greased bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled.

In a large kettle or stock pot bring the poaching mixture to a boil.
Heat oven to 350 F.

Oil two sheet pans, line with parchment paper and then oil the paper.

Divide the dough in half (obviously, divide dough into however many buns this would make.  I suspect it will make at least 8 buns, but don't hold me to that), knead into two loaves buns.  Put loaves buns, one at a time, into the poaching liquid.  Simmer for 1 minute, then turn over and simmer for one more minute.  Remove with slotted spatula, spoon, or whatever works.  Place on pan and paint with egg wash, being sure to get the bottom of the loaf.

Slash the top of the loaf 3 or 4 times – get fancy if you like.

Bake for 45 min.  Cool on rack.  Enjoy.

[Pat Riot]

My wife brought some of those buns home a while back. I had one. They’re good. The other 3 disappeared. My wife liked them more than I did, I guess. 

[Rip Snorter]

3 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

My wife brought some of those buns home a while back. I had one. They’re good. The other 3 disappeared. My wife liked them more than I did, I guess. 

Works the same here - try with ham and melted Havarti cheese.

[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

Just finish a delicious hamburger.
O.K. So now I'm just gloating. 

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

Can Wallaby chime in here and let us know how would they go with Vegemite?

[Horace Patootie, SASS #35798]

I saw some like that in Walmart yesterday. Not sure of brand but just like that.

Horace

[Subdeacon Joe]

2 hours ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said:

Just finish a delicious hamburger.
O.K. So now I'm just gloating. 

 

When I make pretzel buns I will slice them about 1/4 to 1/3 the way up from the bottom,  then remove a lot of the crumb from the top.  That gives a better bun to filling ratio and keeps the sandwich from being ridiculously tall.

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

It was just speculation, but it appears FKGCG has a really large mouth.  Atz a really TALL sandwich.

[Dr. Zook]

this on a pretzel bun is pretty darn tasty....

 

Use your choice of a sirloin, brisket or chuck burger patty grilled, then topped with peanut butter, bacon, grape jelly and Sriracha sauce with a side of regular Fries or Sweet Potato fries/tots... 

 

p.s.a. = wear a bib unless you go knife/fork method 😁

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

19 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

When I make pretzel buns I will slice them about 1/4 to 1/3 the way up from the bottom,  then remove a lot of the crumb from the top.  That gives a better bun to filling ratio and keeps the sandwich from being ridiculously tall.

 

You don't have a disarticulating jaw??

[Subdeacon Joe]

1 hour ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:

 

You don't have a disarticulating jaw??

 

Well,  that's a subtle way of calling me a low down snake in the grass!  

[Texas Maverick]

On 9/7/2024 at 1:29 PM, Pat Riot said:

My wife brought some of those buns home a while back. I had one. They’re good. The other 3 disappeared. My wife liked them more than I did, I guess. 

Sounds like your home is like mine. My wife says if ya snooze ya lose after she has eaten most of whatever we are competing on. LOL 

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

Well,  that's a subtle way of calling me a low down snake in the grass!  

Naw, I was just recalling Dagwood of Dagwood and Blondie fame!

[J.D. Daily]

On 9/7/2024 at 3:41 PM, Horace Patootie, SASS #35798 said:

I saw some like that in Walmart yesterday. Not sure of brand but just like that.

Horace

Walmart carries Pretzilla brand.  After reading this thread I did a duckduckgo search.  Went to brand website and found that Walmart carries them.  My wife had placed an online grocery order earlier and it turned out she had a few minutes to add items.  The buns were added to the order.  The buns are great tasting and can hold up to the pressure holding & biting a thick burger with lots of mayo & catsup.

[Horace Patootie, SASS #35798]

Wish they would make hotdog buns like that. Mmmmm.

Horace

[Subdeacon Joe]

12 hours ago, Horace Patootie, SASS #35798 said:

Wish they would make hotdog buns like that. Mmmmm.

Horace

 

See the receipt posted above.  Just shape for hotdog buns.

ADDED:

Well,   waddayaknow?  They do make them. 

 

[DeaconKC]

22 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

See the receipt posted above.  Just shape for hotdog buns.

ADDED:

Well,   waddayaknow?  They do make them. 

 

Man, gotta try those with some brats or Italian Sausage and grilled peppers and onions.