# Copycat Auntie Anne
's pretzels

This video shows how to make super easy soft pretzels at home, reminiscent of Auntie Anne's.

- Total time: 70 min
- Cuisine: German
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 cups bread flour
- 2.25 teaspoons yeast
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.25 cup oil
- 1.5 cup warm water
- 0.25 cup baking soda
- 1 egg
- pretzel sea salt
- melted butter

## Instructions

1. Add 4 to 4.5 cups of bread flour to a bowl.
2. Add 2.25 teaspoons (or 1 packet) of fast-rising yeast to the flour.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar to the mixture.
4. Add 1.5 teaspoons of salt to the mixture.
5. Whisk all dry ingredients together to ensure they are spread throughout the flour.
6. Pour 1/4 cup of oil into the mixture.
7. Pour 1.5 cups of warm water into the mixture.
8. Start stirring the mixture in the bowl until it comes together.
9. Turn the dough out onto a clean surface.
10. Gather all the dough together and begin kneading it until all the dry flour is incorporated and the dough is somewhat smooth.
11. Spray the bowl with oil.
12. Place the kneaded dough into the oiled bowl.
13. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
14. Let the dough rise until it doubles in size, which should take approximately one hour.
15. Once the dough has proofed, turn it out onto a clean surface.
16. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
17. Use a pizza cutter to cut a piece of dough off the main mass.
18. Roll out the piece of dough into a long rope.
19. Set the middle of the dough rope down, cross the ends, cross them again, and stick the ends down to form a pretzel shape.
20. Get a shallow dish and pour some water in.
21. Sprinkle about a quarter cup of baking soda into the water.
22. Have a parchment-lined baking sheet ready.
23. Dip both sides of each pretzel into the baking soda water.
24. Place the dipped pretzels onto the parchment-lined baking tray.
25. Brush all your pretzels with an egg wash.
26. Sprinkle the pretzels with pretzel sea salt or coarse sea salt.
27. Bake the pretzels in your 450-degree Fahrenheit oven for 10 minutes.
28. Brush the baked pretzel with some melted butter.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- spatula
- pizza cutter
- parchment-lined baking sheet
- baking tray
- shallow dish
- basting brush
- plate

## Tips

- Do not add more liquid to the dough while kneading, even if it looks dry.
- Do not punch down the dough after it has risen, to ensure a fluffy and airy pretzel.
- Use coarse sea salt or pretzel salt for sprinkling.
- Brush pretzels with melted butter after baking for enhanced flavor.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1XoaU2Xv4x/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1543a4bf-d136-42b4-88a2-bbb8932035a8
- Extracted: 2025-07-10

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