COPYCAT Auntie Anne's Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels
Directions
- 1Add 4 cups of bread flour to a bowl.
- 2Add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.
- 3Add 2 and a quarter teaspoons of yeast or one packet.
- 4Add 1 and a half teaspoons of salt.
- 5Mix the dry ingredients.
- 6Add 1 and a half cups of warm water.
- 7Add a quarter cup of oil.
- 8Mix the dough together until it forms a shaggy dough.
- 9Lightly flour your hands and knead the dough until it forms a smooth dough ball.
- 10To knead, take the side furthest from you, fold it over, and press with the heel of your hand forward.
- 11Spray a bowl with oil.
- 12Place the dough in the bowl top side down, then flip it over.
- 13Lightly cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
- 14Let the dough rise for 1 to 2 hours until it has doubled in size.
- 15Dump the dough out onto a clean surface.
- 16Cut pieces of dough off and roll them out.
- 17Shape the pretzels by setting the middle down, taking the ends, crossing them, and sticking them down.
- 18Prepare the baking soda bath with 2 cups of water and an eighth of a cup of baking soda.
- 19Dip the pretzels in the baking soda water, shake off excess, and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- 20Scramble an egg and brush it onto the pretzels.
- 21Bake the pretzels at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.
- 22Brush the baked pretzels with melted butter.
- 23Shake cinnamon sugar mixture and a quick little shake of salt on top.
Ingredients
- 4 cups bread flour
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2.25 teaspoons yeast
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 1.5 cups warm water
- 0.25 cup oil
- 0.125 cup baking soda
- 1 egg
- melted butter
- cinnamon sugar mixture
- pinch salt
Equipment
bowlspatulaoil sprayerplastic wrapknifeparchment-lined baking sheetsmall bowlbasting brush
Tips
- Do not punch the dough down after it has doubled in size, just dump it out.
- Make sure to pick off any excess water after dipping the pretzels in the baking soda water.
- The key to the cinnamon sugar mixture is cinnamon, sugar, and a pinch of salt.
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