Party Pretzel Dippers (Brand Name Mix Review)

We had so much fun making these little pretzels!  It was great to be able to experiment with different pretzel shapes.  The fact that these only need water, really makes them appealing.  The flavor was alright.  I was not overly impressed, but the kid devoured them!  The cheese sauce was a bit on the thick side.  The only thing that I was not happy with was that the package includes: 3 pretzel mixes, 1 egg wash mix, 1 salt packet, and 1 cheese sauce mix.  This means that you basically have to use all 3 pretzel mixes at once - otherwise, you won't have the egg wash, salt, or cheese when you want to make additional batches.  Overall, I thought these were really cute and fairly easy.

Lemon Tart

 

• 3 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 3 teaspoons brown sugar, packed
• 6 teaspoons butter or margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons lemon curd
• powdered sugar,  for garnish
• lemon slice(s),  for garnish

 

1. Preheat child-sized oven for about 15-20 minutes.

2. Spray the baking pan with non-stick spray (I used butter flavored).

3. Cream sugars and butter together.

4. Add flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt; mix thoroughly to form a dough.

5. Press dough into bottom of baking pan.

6. Bake for 15 minutes (for rectangle pan) ; cool for 5 minutes.

7. Very carefully remove crust from baking pan.

8. Spread with lemon curd.

9. If desired, garnish with powdered sugar and/or lemon slices.

 

 

Makes 1 rectangle tart (for the Ultimate oven) or 2 round tarts (for other versions).