Pretzel | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-09

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Pretzel


00:00:54 1 History
00:03:45 1.1 Emblem of the Baker's Guild
00:03:54 2 Geography
00:04:03 2.1 Upper German-speaking regions
00:11:16 2.2 United States
00:12:19 2.2.1 Pennsylvania
00:15:45 2.2.1.1 Pennsylvania milestones
00:17:25 2.2.2 Other regions
00:18:42 2.3 Other countries
00:19:32 3 In popular culture
00:22:07 4 See also



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A pretzel (listen ) (German: Breze(l)) (listen ) is a type of baked bread product made from dough most commonly shaped into a twisted knot. Pretzels originated in Europe, possibly among monastery monks in the Early Middle Ages. The traditional pretzel shape is a distinctive nonsymmetrical form, with the ends of a long strip of dough intertwined and then twisted back into itself in a certain way (a pretzel loop). In modern times, pretzels come in a range of different shapes. Salt is the most common seasoning for pretzels, complementing the washing soda or lye treatment that gives pretzels their traditional skin and flavor through the Maillard reaction; other seasonings include various cheeses, sugars, chocolate, glazes, seeds, or nuts. There are several varieties of pretzels, including soft pretzels, which must be eaten shortly after preparation, and hard-baked pretzels, which have a long shelf life.