#TwelveLoaves is a monthly bread baking party created by Lora from Cake Duchess and runs smoothly with the help of Heather of girlichef , and the rest of our fabulous bakers. Our host this month is Heather from girlichef , and our theme is Malt . For more bread recipes, visit the #TwelveLoaves Pinterest board , or check out last month's mouthwatering selection of #TwelveLoaves Jewish Breads! At beer halls in Munich, these giant pretzels, which have a similar chew to bagels, are served with softened butter. A note: I had originally planned to make a gluten-free version since Jake is doing a gluten-free, dairy-free experiment. But when I remembered that barley has gluten, I used regular flour and told him he was out of luck. I'll make a gluten-free version with honey soon. Ingredients 1½ T barley malt syrup 1 T active dry yeast 1½ C warm water 3 T olive oil 4 to 5 C flour, plus more for dusting 2 T baking soda 1 C...