1 Topic by BluesMan (edited by BluesMan 2009-08-27 01:25:29)

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Topic: Pretzel Recipe....

Some years ago I met a very nice family while up north fishing. The husband, who went by the nickname of "Frog", was a great guy and was a firefighter in one of our Wisconsin communties. He had us sample some of his pretzel recipe and after much pleading from my family, relinquished his long held family recipe for pretzels. Trust me, these will make ordinary cheap pretzels into a life long addiction! wink

Enjoy,

Roy


Frog's Pretzel Recipe:

Big Tupperware sealed container OR huge bowl covered with foil

2  bags  (16 oz) Snyder mini pretzels (small bow shape)
** you will use 1.5 bags
   
1 pkg Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
1 bottle Orville Redenbacher butter flavor oil
3 tsp dill weed
2 T (heaping) garlic powder

Heat ingredients in micro 50 seconds and stir well. 

Pour half mixture over half pretzels, mix well, add remaining pretzels, coat with balance of mixture, mix.  Periodically turn your container upside down and from side to side and let sit so the pretzels get coated evenly. Best to mix early in the day so you can turn it several times. You can leave it over night too.

Bowl method same, stir to coat pretzels often, cover with foil.  When all liquid absorbed, seal in bag or Tupperware.

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Re: Pretzel Recipe....

BluesMan wrote:

Some years ago I met a very nice family while up north fishing. The husband, who went by the nickname of "Frog", was a great guy and was a firefighter in one of our Wisconsin communties. He had us sample some of his pretzel recipe and after much pleading from my family, relinquished his long held family recipe for pretzels. Trust me, these will make ordinary cheap pretzels into a life long addiction! wink

Enjoy,

Roy


"Frog's Pretzel Recipe:

Big Tupperware sealed container OR huge bowl covered with foil

2  bags  (16 oz) Snyder mini pretzels (small bow shape)
** you will use 1.5 bags
   
1 pkg Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
1 bottle Orville Redenbacher butter flavor oil
3 tsp dill weed
2 T (heaping) garlic powder

Heat ingredients in micro 50 seconds and stir well. 

Pour half mixture over half pretzels, mix well, add remaining pretzels, coat with balance of mixture, mix.  Periodically turn your container upside down and from side to side and let sit so the pretzels get coated evenly. Best to mix early in the day so you can turn it several times. You can leave it over night too.

Bowl method same, stir to coat pretzels often, cover with foil.  When all liquid absorbed, seal in bag or Tupperware.

Sounds like THEY stole one of MY pretzel recipes, except I actually can make the pretzels & oil myself and (used to) grow the dill also.  I think you meant you wouldn't settle for cheap ordinary pretzels, but alas, I do and cheapest (a little pretzel with my salt) is ok by me.  And yes, I love to dip pretzels (or most any food) in salsa...

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3 Reply by BluesMan (edited by BluesMan 2009-08-27 15:28:32)

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Re: Pretzel Recipe....

Rocket wrote:

Sounds like THEY stole one of MY pretzel recipes, except I actually can make the pretzels & oil myself and (used to) grow the dill also.  I think you meant you wouldn't settle for cheap ordinary pretzels, but alas, I do and cheapest (a little pretzel with my salt) is ok by me.  And yes, I love to dip pretzels (or most any food) in salsa...

No Rocket, I meant what I said, Snyder pretzels are about the cheapest that can be found here and so, that's what I use. Hmmm, you make your own oil? Since you grew your own dill, don't you also grow the garlic too, then dry it and powder it to be used in your recipe? As far as "stealing" one of your recipes, that's very doubtful as this recipe has been in their family for years.

By the way, I'm actually not very fond of pretzels or any snack food like potato chips however, this recipe is so good that it makes pretzels worth eating. smile

Roy

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