Twice-Baked Snack Goods
A favorite way of enjoying my store-bought matchstick pretzels is to twice bake them in my oven at home. You place them on a cookie sheet in an oven @375°F till the pretzels have a noticeably darker golden color.
In my house we call these the "burnt pretzels." The flavor from baking them twice is nuttier, crunchier and lighter than the original form and at this point, a preferred method of consumption.
I was wondering if anyone else does this — or for that matter, does it with any other snack item? Maybe pretzel goldfish or tortilla chips? Pita chips maybe? Other kinds of pretzels?
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7 Comments:
Nope - never have. But willing to give it a try.
Ribster at 10:32AM on 03/16/09
When I do buy pretzels, they would never make it to be rebaked. The guests tear them apart.
JerzeeTomato at 12:23PM on 03/16/09
I nuke the hard packaged varieties of chocolate chip cookies for exactly 7 seconds.
kathyvegas at 4:10PM on 03/16/09
by jove sounds pret-tee good to me.
pooch at 11:39PM on 03/16/09
What a good idea!
I only tried this once with stale potato chips.I was desperately hungry and cramming for an exam.
They actually came out GOOD. Like, super crunchy and also with a more potato-ey flavor. They were also Ruffles, if that helps.
sweethunibabi at 7:48PM on 03/17/09
They really impart a different flavor all together - definitely worth the extra step in my opinion. I think I'm going to try those pretzel goldfish mentioned above or just go to the snack isle and see what looks good. Maybe pork rinds, or fritos! Thanks guys!
Mdotmet at 9:43PM on 03/18/09
Always! Pretzels are my favorite. Saltines or oyster crackers, rice/corn tortilla chips, potato chips - all 110% better double-toasted! Even graham crackers...and I always oven roast nuts - so much yummier and crispier to snack on.
A lo-cal tip - if you have leftover flour tortillas, cut them into triangles or rectangular pieces and bake off in the oven on cookie sheets to use with salsa. No oil required and they are delicious. Also,they keep really well in a tin.
frederika at 2:02AM on 03/19/09