This is why you let your girlfriend move in

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Colleen

Recipe?

Only if you can get the vcr to work

[HokieDNA01]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Colleen

Recipe?

for the sammich? I thought as women we had to be born knowing how to make those?

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by HokieDNA01

for the sammich? I thought as women we had to be born knowing how to make those?

It's either that, or you start stocking up on cats.

JC

[Dave]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

and you forgot how to work the VCR.

JC

only vcr in the house is being used as a rca to coax adapter for the old ps2 in the bedroom. though i keep making noises about using it to "tape" things

Originally Posted by Mrs. Colleen

Recipe?

lucky for you she left a .txt file on the desktop labeled "pretzel recipe" im assuming thats the right one

1 1/4 cup warm water
1 TB plus 1/4 teaspoon yeast
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup plus 2TB powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups baking soda
1/4 cup butter, melted
kosher or pretzel salt

Bath: 4 cups warm water

Toppings:
Salted: Kosher or pretzel salt
Cinnamon Topping: 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon

1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in a small bowl or cup. Let sit for a few
minutes.
2. Combine flour, powdered sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add water with yeast
and vegetable oil. Stir with a spoon and then use your hands to form dough into a ball.
Knead the dough for 5 minutes on a lightly floured surface. (Dough will be nice and smooth when ready). Place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, cover
it, store in a warm place for about 45 minutes or until dough rises to double in size.
3. When dough has risen, preheat oven to 425 degrees.
4. Make a bath for the pretzels by combining the baking soda with the warm water
and stir until baking soda is mostly dissolved.
5. Remove the dough from the bowl and divide it into 8 even portions. Roll each portion on a flat non-floured surface until it is about 3 ft long. Pick up both ends of the dough and give it a little spin so the middle of the dough spins around once. Lay the dough down with the loop nearest to you. Fold the ends down toward you and pinch to attach them to the bottom of the loop. The twist should be in the miiddle.
6. Holding the pinched ends, dip each pretzel into the bath solution. Put each pretzel on a paper towel for a moment to blot the excess liquid. Arrange the pretzels on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray. If you want salt, sprinkle pretzels with kosher salt or pretzel salt. DON'T salt any pretzels you plan to coat with cinnamon sugar. You will likely have to use two baking sheets and bake them separately. Bake the pretzels for 4 minutes and then spin the pan around and bake for another 4-5 minutes or until the pretzels are golden brown.
7. Remove the pretzels from the oven and let them cool for a couple of minutes. If you want to eat some now, brush them with melted butter first before serving.
7a. If you want the cinnamon sugar coating, make it by combining the 1/2 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a small bowl. Brush the unsalted pretzels with melted butter. Sprinkle a heavy coating of the cinnamon sugar on the pretzels over a large plate.

Makes 8 pretzels.

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

It's either that, or you start stocking up on cats.

JC

ya know the cat count around here DID double after she showed up...

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

I'll let y'all know next time I'm down there. Historically, my track record is 0 for 1,000 on successfully meeting people outside work when I travel for business and I'm working on that

I can back that up.

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Not at my house...

JC

[EpyonXero]

Originally Posted by Dave

1 1/4 cup warm water
1 TB plus 1/4 teaspoon yeast
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup plus 2TB powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups baking soda
1/4 cup butter, melted
kosher or pretzel salt

Where do I get a tera-byte of powdered sugar?

[Dave]

id try microcenter

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

I can back that up.

Hey you were less than 5 miles from my house at one point and I didn't even know! I would have closed the laptop to meet you and Matt over at the Spagetti Kettle where you had pizza over on Rt. 5

[Cass]

Originally Posted by Dave

...i now have far more alcohol than i can consume

Blasphemy!!! Our fridge is stuffed FULL of beer, but I wouldn't turn more away if it showed up