# Buttery Pretzels

- Cuisine: German
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups warm water
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons melted, cooled butter
- 4.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- baking soda
- egg yolk
- salt for sprinkling

## Instructions

1. Mix warm water, yeast, and 1 tbsp brown sugar. Let it sit until frothy (5

10 min).
2. Combine the yeast mixture with remaining brown sugar, salt, melted butter, and flour. Knead until smooth.
3. Place dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 1

2 hours (or overnight in fridge).
4. Punch down dough, divide into 8 pieces, roll into ropes, and shape into pretzels. Rest for 30 minutes.
5. Boil water with baking soda. Drop pretzels in for 30 seconds per side, then return to baking sheet.
6. Brush with egg yolk, sprinkle salt, bake at 450

F for 12

14 minutes.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- towel
- silicone mat
- pot
- tongs
- baking sheet

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@samanttha_chen/video/7503688866172357919
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0af00140-0ace-4018-9fa0-4ec408354051
- Extracted: 2025-09-02

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