Here’s a delicious Thermomix Vanilla Pudding Pretzels (Puddingbrezel) recipe inspired by German bakery-style pastries and Cookidoo recipes.

Thermomix Vanilla Pudding Pretzels

Dough Ingredients

220 g milk

20 g sugar

40 g fresh yeast (or 2 tsp dry yeast)

500 g plain flour

1 pinch salt

2 eggs

150 g cold butter, sliced thinly

Vanilla Pudding Filling

650 g milk

150 g cream

75 g sugar

1½ packets vanilla pudding powder (about 55–60 g)

1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla sugar

Pinch of salt

Glaze

60 g icing sugar

15 g water or lemon juice

Thermomix Instructions

1. Make the Vanilla Pudding

Add milk, cream, sugar, pudding powder, vanilla, and salt to the Thermomix bowl.

Cook:

7 min / 90°C / speed 4

Transfer to a bowl, cover surface with cling film, and cool completely.

2. Prepare the Dough

Add milk, sugar, and yeast:

2 min / 37°C / speed 2

Add flour, salt, and eggs:

3 min / dough mode

Chill dough for 20 minutes.

3. Laminate with Butter

Roll dough into a rectangle.

Place thin butter slices over two-thirds of the dough.

Fold like a letter.

Chill 15 minutes.

Repeat rolling and folding 2 more times.

4. Shape the Pretzels

Roll dough into a rectangle about ½ cm thick.

Cut into strips and twist into pretzel shapes.

Place on lined trays.

Spoon cooled vanilla pudding into the center openings.

5. Proof & Bake

Let rise 30–40 minutes.

Bake at:

180°C fan / 200°C conventional

for 15–20 minutes until golden.

6. Glaze

Mix icing sugar with water and drizzle over cooled pastries.

These are best eaten slightly warm with coffee or tea.

Original inspiration:

Cookidoo Puddingbrezel Recipe

Cookidoo Puddingschnecken Recipe

(cookidoo.thermomix.com)