In a (gluten-free) pretzel knot
February 29, 2020 1:57 AM Subscribe
I want to adapt a salted caramel cheesecake recipe that calls for pretzels, but I cannot find any gluten-free around me.
I want to adapt a salted caramel cheesecake recipe that calls for pretzels, but I cannot find any gluten-free around me. And the recipes I've found are all for soft pretzels. The recipe lists 200 grams of pretzels blitzed "until finely chopped".
I don't know much about pretzels; is there something else that could be substituted that would give the same kind of salty punch? O, and do I need special pretzel salt if I do end up finding a recipe?
I want to adapt a salted caramel cheesecake recipe that calls for pretzels, but I cannot find any gluten-free around me. And the recipes I've found are all for soft pretzels. The recipe lists 200 grams of pretzels blitzed "until finely chopped".
I don't know much about pretzels; is there something else that could be substituted that would give the same kind of salty punch? O, and do I need special pretzel salt if I do end up finding a recipe?
Response by poster: Thanks, they don't have them in Paris. Unless someone has an address here, I really need an alternative or a recipe.
posted by bwonder2 at 4:40 AM on February 29, 2020
posted by bwonder2 at 4:40 AM on February 29, 2020
Best answer: Is it for the crust? Any salty snack should work. I’d probably do cookies (Biscoff etc would be great) or graham crackers and add salt until you get up to the general saltiness of a pretzel.
posted by supercres at 7:28 AM on February 29, 2020 [4 favorites]
posted by supercres at 7:28 AM on February 29, 2020 [4 favorites]
Best answer: Maybe omit it and use salted caramel. Sprinkle a bit of fleur de sel on each piece right before serving.
If you want a crunch, you can use blitzed nuts + salt.
posted by Neekee at 7:30 AM on February 29, 2020 [3 favorites]
If you want a crunch, you can use blitzed nuts + salt.
posted by Neekee at 7:30 AM on February 29, 2020 [3 favorites]
That Schär store locator doesn't work for me, either, and they're pretty ubiquitous here in the UK, so I'm wondering if it's accurate for France. They're certainly on Schär's product list for France, and also Carrefour list them online (but Auchan don't).
posted by ambrosen at 8:38 AM on February 29, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by ambrosen at 8:38 AM on February 29, 2020 [2 favorites]
Seconding nuts if those aren't restricted.
posted by Easy problem of consciousness at 10:54 AM on February 29, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Easy problem of consciousness at 10:54 AM on February 29, 2020 [1 favorite]
(For some reason I had it in my head that Biscoff were gluten free. But any salty or salty sweet snack would work if it’s for the crust, probably mixed with butter.)
posted by supercres at 11:23 AM on February 29, 2020
posted by supercres at 11:23 AM on February 29, 2020
Best answer: Pretzels are pretty plain, honestly; they're a pretty standard white bread type dough with a complex cook to get a thick crispy crust. For your case, most of that doesn't matter since they're being crushed anyway. I would look up the crispiest, blandest gluten free cracker and make those; find one with the flours the closest to wheat. Crackers tend to be pretty quick and easy to bake.
Pretzel salt is plain salt just coarse crystals, so I'd add the coarsest salt you have. Nuts would also be a plausible substitute if you don't want to bake or don't have gluten free crackers available.
posted by Homeboy Trouble at 2:54 PM on February 29, 2020
Pretzel salt is plain salt just coarse crystals, so I'd add the coarsest salt you have. Nuts would also be a plausible substitute if you don't want to bake or don't have gluten free crackers available.
posted by Homeboy Trouble at 2:54 PM on February 29, 2020
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posted by AlexiaSky at 4:27 AM on February 29, 2020