Pretzel Time

The boys and I were inspired by an episode of Mister Rogers where he goes to a pretzel factory and learns how to make pretzels...

Now, I have not had much luck in my cooking life when it comes to adding yeast to flour but this time I did! We followed a pretty easy recipe and the boys helped mix and knead the dough. We gave the molded pretzels a "baking soda bath," added some salt and then baked them in the oven. I can't say they were exactly like NYC street vendor pretzels but we all thought they came out pretty good. (For the record, Christopher thinks they are better than NYC street vendor pretzels!)...