Soft Pretzels

Name: Soft Pretzels
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1.5 cup warm water; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon dry active yeast; 2.5 teaspoons kosher salt; 4.5 cups AP flour; 0.25 cup melted butter; 10 cups water; 0.66 cup baking soda; 1 egg yolk; 1 tablespoon water

Serves 10

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Soft Pretzels

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Serves 10

Directions

1Proof yeast in one and a half cups of warm water with one tablespoon of sugar until foamy
2Add yeast mixture to mixer, then add four and a half cups of all-purpose flour and two and a half teaspoons of kosher salt
3Stream in one quarter cup of melted, then cooled butter
4Knead for about five minutes on high
5Place in oiled bowl, cover and let double in bulk
6Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit
7Add ten cups of water and two thirds cup of baking soda to a pot and bring to a boil
8Divide dough into ten equal pieces and roll dough into a log measuring about 20 inches long
9Shape dough into a u-shape, hold the ends of your rope and twist them and press lightly into the bottom of the u-shape
10Add one pretzel at a time to boiling water and boil for about 20 seconds, then scoop out and place on prepared cooking sheets
11Brush with mixture of one egg yolk and one tablespoon of water
12Bake for 11-14 minutes
13Brush immediately with melted butter and top with kosher, pretzel or sea salt

Ingredients

1.5 cup warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon dry active yeast
2.5 teaspoons kosher salt
4.5 cups AP flour
0.25 cup melted butter
10 cups water
0.66 cup baking soda
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon water

Equipment

mixerbowlpotcooking sheetparchment paper

Tips

Dough should not be overly sticky.
Use pretzel salt or kosher salt.
Brush baked pretzels with melted butter and top with kosher, pretzel or sea salt
Dip half in cinnamon sugar mixture

Soft Pretzels

Serves 10

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Soft Pretzels

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Serves 10

Directions

1Proof yeast in one and a half cups of warm water with one tablespoon of sugar until foamy
2Add yeast mixture to mixer, then add four and a half cups of all-purpose flour and two and a half teaspoons of kosher salt
3Stream in one quarter cup of melted, then cooled butter
4Knead for about five minutes on high
5Place in oiled bowl, cover and let double in bulk
6Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit
7Add ten cups of water and two thirds cup of baking soda to a pot and bring to a boil
8Divide dough into ten equal pieces and roll dough into a log measuring about 20 inches long
9Shape dough into a u-shape, hold the ends of your rope and twist them and press lightly into the bottom of the u-shape
10Add one pretzel at a time to boiling water and boil for about 20 seconds, then scoop out and place on prepared cooking sheets
11Brush with mixture of one egg yolk and one tablespoon of water
12Bake for 11-14 minutes
13Brush immediately with melted butter and top with kosher, pretzel or sea salt

Ingredients

1.5 cup warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon dry active yeast
2.5 teaspoons kosher salt
4.5 cups AP flour
0.25 cup melted butter
10 cups water
0.66 cup baking soda
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon water

Equipment

mixerbowlpotcooking sheetparchment paper

Tips

Dough should not be overly sticky.
Use pretzel salt or kosher salt.
Brush baked pretzels with melted butter and top with kosher, pretzel or sea salt
Dip half in cinnamon sugar mixture