What do you do with pretzel salt?

This ensures that they adhere to pretzels and other baked goods like bagels, focaccia, bread or hard rolls. The salt can also be used in coarse rubs, for curing meat, for salt crusted fish, pickling and for zucchini fritters.

What is the big salt on pretzels called?

Coarse Food-Grade Salt
Pretzel salt, also known as Coarse Food-Grade Salt, is a white, large-grain soft compressed salt that is perfect as a topping or coating soft baked pretzels and other baked goods.

Can you use flake salt on pretzels?

After you have shaped all of the pretzels, dip each pretzel into the hot water solution and let sit for 5 to 10 seconds. Place the pretzels on a baking sheet with space between each one. Sprinkle generously with flake salt. Bake in until browned, 8 to 10 minutes.

How do you keep salt on pretzels?

Brush egg wash over the pretzels and generously sprinkle salt flakes on top. Egg wash makes the pretzels brown during baking and also helps the salt flakes stick to the pretzels.

What’s the difference between pretzel salt and kosher salt?

Kosher salt is similar to pretzel salt as both do not contain any additives. It mainly contains sodium chloride. Just like Pretzel, kosher is a coarse-grained salt assembled from the salt crystals.

What’s the difference between pretzel salt and sea salt?

Pretzel Salt – A large-grained salt that does not melt quickly. The preferred salt for pretzels, salted bread sticks. Rock Salt – Is a large crystal salt that is a slightly grayish color. Sea salt comes in fine-grained or larger crystals.

Can you make pretzels with regular salt?

What salt do you use for pretzels? Any coarse salt is fine. I typically use kosher salt, just because I always have it on hand. But sea salt, bagel salt, or any other coarse salt will work.

How is pretzel salt different?

Pretzel salt is a large-grained salt used widely for pretzels and salted read sticks. It does not melt quickly. The crystals of pretzel salt are of uniform size and have no additives. Pretzel is less refined salt; it contains minerals that are usually removed from table salt.

Does salt expire?

While salt itself has no expiration date, salt products that contain iodine or seasonings that contain other ingredients such as spices, colors and flavors can deteriorate over time.

Can I use sea salt instead of flaky sea salt?

In most of Nigella’s recipes she offers the alternative of using regular free flowing table or pouring salt instead of salt flakes. If you use pouring salt instead of salt flakes then you need to use half the quantity, eg. if the recipe states 1/2 teaspoon salt flakes then use 1/4 teaspoon pouring salt.

Can you cook with pretzel salt?

Toss it or keep it for cooking. Little tiny pretzel bits can add flavour to sauces, soups etc. due to flavour enhancing compounds made through baking process. But salt may have added chemical enhancers.