Auntie Anne's Pretzels

Servings Size: 1
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 tsp Yeast,
1/2 tsp Brown sugar,
1 tsp Salt,
1 1/2 c Water,
4 c Bread flour,
2 tsp Baking soda,
2 c Warm water,
1/2 lb Butter,2 Tbsp Honey, White sugar Brown sugar.

Preparation Instructions:
Mix yeast, brown sugar, dash of salt and 1 1/2 cups water. Let sit for five minutes. Add bread flour. Knead well. Let rise for about one hour. Grease baking sheet.
Mix baking soda and warm water. Take a piece of dough and roll and shape into a pretzel. The easiest way to shape is to roll into a rope, whatever size you prefer. Pinch ends of rope then bring ends of rope to other side of circle. Dip pretzels in warm water and baking soda mixture and put on baking sheet. Bake at 425F for about 12 minutes. While still hot, brush with melted butter and honey. Sprinkle with white and brown sugar (approx. half and half mixture).

Arby's Sauce

Although the beef sandwiches from Arby's would be very hard to duplicate since they are made from specially processed beef hunks, thinly sliced,this fast food chain's barbecue sauce can be clonedeasily. Now you can whip up this slightly tangy sauce to put on your own homemade sandwich creations,even barbecued ribs or chicken.

1 cup ketchup
2 teaspoons water
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco pepper sauce

1. Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sauce begins to boil, 5 to 10 minutes.
2. Remove the sauce from the heat. Cover and allow to cool.
3. Pour into a covered container for storage in your refrigerator. Keeps for a month or two.Makes 1 cup.