Boiling the brats in beer makes a good, good difference.

Ingredients:

• 2-3 bratwurst, plain (about 12 inches total)
• 2-3 bratwurst, smoked (about 12 inches total)
• 1 c onion, thinly sliced
• 24 oz beer
• 1 Tab oil or butter
• mustard – German or yellow
• 12 hamburger pickle slices quartered
• 1 Trader Joe’s soft pretzel roll or small French roll (about 7 inches long)
• 2 T ab butter
• toothpicks

Directions:

1. Bring the beer to a boil.
2. Add the onions and bratwurst.
3. Simmer about 10 – 12 minutes. (20 – 30 minutes if uncooked).
4. Remove the bratwurst – save the beer.
5. Brown the bratwurst in butter or oil.
6. Return bratwurst to beer to keep warm.
7. Cut pretzel roll into ½ inch slices, then into quarters.
8. Toss cubes with 2 T melted butter.
9. Bake at 450° stirring occasionally, for about 5-7 minutes minutes until toasted, but not hard. Cool.
10. Spread pretzel squares with small dab of mustard.
11. To serve – Cut bratwurst into ½ inch thick pieces discarding small ends.
12. Skewer with toothpick: pickles, bratwurst and bread.

Serves: Approximately 36 – 48 pieces

Source: cdkitchen.com