ONION PRETZELS

These were fun to make . Place 250 ml of milk in a saucepan over a low heat with 100ml of water and 1 tbs of butter and heat until the butter is JUST melted . In a large bowl mix together 500gm of bread flour , 1 tsp of salt , 1 tsp of instant dry yeast and 1 tsp of onion seeds . Now gradually add the liquid mixture , mixing to a slightly sticky dough . Knead throughly in the bowl , until the mixture easily leaves the sides of the bowl . Leave the dough in the bowl , cover with cling wrap in a warm place for an hour or until the dough has dpubled in size . Preheat your oven to 240deg C . Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface , then divide into 18 pieces . Roll each piece into a pencil shaped log . Shape each log in the shape of a horseshoe , then fold the ends up and across , pressing them into the traditional pretzel shape . Place on the baking paper lined oven trays and let rest for 10 minutes. Brush the pretzels with a beaten egg and finish off with a sprinkle of sea salt and onion seeds . Now reduce the oven temp to 200 deg C and place the trays in the hot oven . Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown . Cool on a wire rack and serve as they are or with dips or chutney .