# COPYCAT Auntie Anne's Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels

A recipe to make copycat Auntie Anne's cinnamon sugar pretzels at home.

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

## 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

## Instructions

1. Add 4 cups of bread flour to a bowl.
2. Add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.
3. Add 2 and a quarter teaspoons of yeast or one packet.
4. Add 1 and a half teaspoons of salt.
5. Mix the dry ingredients.
6. Add 1 and a half cups of warm water.
7. Add a quarter cup of oil.
8. Mix the dough together until it forms a shaggy dough.
9. Lightly flour your hands and knead the dough until it forms a smooth dough ball.
10. To knead, take the side furthest from you, fold it over, and press with the heel of your hand forward.
11. Spray a bowl with oil.
12. Place the dough in the bowl top side down, then flip it over.
13. Lightly cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
14. Let the dough rise for 1 to 2 hours until it has doubled in size.
15. Dump the dough out onto a clean surface.
16. Cut pieces of dough off and roll them out.
17. Shape the pretzels by setting the middle down, taking the ends, crossing them, and sticking them down.
18. Prepare the baking soda bath with 2 cups of water and an eighth of a cup of baking soda.
19. Dip the pretzels in the baking soda water, shake off excess, and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
20. Scramble an egg and brush it onto the pretzels.
21. Bake the pretzels at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.
22. Brush the baked pretzels with melted butter.
23. Shake cinnamon sugar mixture and a quick little shake of salt on top.

## Equipment

- bowl
- spatula
- oil sprayer
- plastic wrap
- knife
- parchment-lined baking sheet
- small bowl
- basting 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8US9PEC/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1572f1b8-c09f-477b-a8ae-78fbf9faed9c
- Extracted: 2025-11-26

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