Just before I finished school, I joined Tara and my mom up on deck. "Hey guys!" I said, "what'cha doin'?"

"Were looking through cookbooks to see if we can make some sort of dessert without eggs." My mom answered.

Eggs are very precious when you only have two left, and you're out in the middle of no where. I grabbed the cookbook, Top Secret Recipes (which has a lot of the recipes from restaurants), and sat down. I flipped through it until I came to, Krispy Cr?me original glazed donuts.

I quickly scanned the ingredients needed to complete the recipe; we had everything. "Here!" I yelled, "We could make these Krispy Cr?me Original Glazed Donuts!"

I dog-eared the page and kept flipping through the book. I came across a new discovery: Auntie Anne's Pretzels. My mouth started to water. I read the ingredients quickly and, fortunately, it took no eggs. "I found the perfect one." I told my mom.

I read the ingredients to my mom. She told me we had everything for it. So it was decided my mom and I would make cinnamon sugar pretzels for dessert.

We broke out the flour, powdered sugar, salt, yeast, and vegetable oil. I started mixing together the ingredients and then put a towel over the bowl that I mixed the dough together in to let the yeast rise.

We had Cheese ravioli, spaghetti, and fish for dinner. Then we started to cook the dough. We took a piece of the dough and rolled them into three foot lengths. We then folded them into the pretzel shape, and dipped them in a baking soda, water mix, and put them in the oven.

I took them out of the oven a couple of minutes later. Then we dipped them in butter and sprinkled cinnamon sugar over the top. They were really good, and I highly recommend them. Recipe below.

Auntie Anne's Pretzels Makes 8 pretzels

1 ? cups warm water 1 tablespoon plus ? teaspoon yeast 3 ? cups all-purpose flour ? cups plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 ? teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons vegetable oil ? cup baking soda ? cup butter, melted

Cinnamon topping ? cup sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Bath 4 cups warm water

1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in a small bowl. Let it sit for a few minutes.

2. Combine flour, powdered sugar, and salt in a LARGE mixing bowl. Then add the water with the yeast in it, and the vegetable oil.

3. Stir with a spoon, then use your hands to form a ball with the dough. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface. Dough will be smooth when it is ready. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover it, place it in a warm area, and leave it for 45 minutes or until it doubles in size.

4. When dough has risen preheat oven to 425 Degrees.

5. Make a bath for the pretzels, with water and baking soda. Stir until baking soda is mostly dissolved.

6. Remove dough from bowl and divide it into 8 even portions. Roll each portion on a flat non-floured surface until it is 3 feet long (I know that sounds impossible, but We have proved that it can be done!). Pick up both ends and give twist them together once. Set it on the table with the loop facing away from you. Then bring the loop toward you and pinch it on to the ends. The twist should be in the middle.

7. Holding the pinched ends, dip each pretzel in to the bath solution. Put each pretzel on a paper towel, to blot off extra liquid. Arrange pretzels on a baking sheet, sprayed with non-stick spray. If you would rather have salt then Cinnamon sugar, sprinkle salt on before placing pretzels in the oven. Do not sprinkle salt on pretzels you plan to put cinnamon sugar on. Bake pretzels for 4 minutes, then spin the pan around and bake for another 4 to 5 minutes. Or until golden brown.

8. Remove pretzels from oven. Let them cool for a couple of minutes. Melt the butter, and then brush the butter on to the pretzels with a pastry brush. Sprinkle heavily with cinnamon sugar.

And people, if we could do this on a boat, with an oven that burns the bottom of things, in rolly seas, you could probably do it in your house. Enjoy