The last night in Switzerland, my sister packed me a meal, introducing me to home-baked Silserli, a relative of laugenbrötchen (or laugenstangen). It was great.
Pretzels are twisted. You know that. But do you know why? I don't but maybe there's some sweet logic in the rumor that they were invented by an Italian monk who named them piccola premi,(small rewards) or "pretiola" to reward children for prayers....
In the full glory of their name, "Vollkornweizenmehl Laugabrezeln," whole wheat lye pretzel are difficult to pronounce but easy to enjoy. Plain. Smeared with butter along with a topping of ham. And, yes, dipped in mustard. Here is a version I used with...
