Bend dough into cupids, hearts, or other shapes.
1 cup warm water
2 T sugar
2 packages dry yeast
1 egg
4 cups flour
salt (optional)
1. Place the sugar in the bowl and add the warm water. Make sure the water
is warm, but not hot. Stir it once or twice to help the sugar
dissolve.
2. Add the yeast. Let the yeast sit for about 15 minutes. The yeast
should look foamy after this time.
3. Stir in the flour gradually until the dough is thick enough to knead
(you may not need to add all 4 cups of the flour). Knead the dough for a few
minutes, sprinkling flour on it to keep it from getting too
sticky.
4. Grease the bowl. Shape the dough into a ball and put it back into the
bowl. Cover the bowl with a dish towel and put it in a warm place for about
an hour, or until the dough has doubled in size.
5. Punch the dough down and roll it with the rolling pin. Watch out for
fingers! Cut it into strips and make little Cupids, bows,
& heart-shaped barbs on arrows.
6. Put your shapes on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Beat the egg and coat
the top of each pretzel with it. Sprinkle salt on top if you like.
7. Bake for about 12 minutes at 400o F.