# Soft Pretzels

The video shows how to make soft pretzels at home.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Cuisine: German
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- mixer
- bowl
- pot
- cooking sheet
- parchment 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

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@meandcharlee_talkin/video/7489245522834754846?_t=ZP-8vFut5uxjVX&_r=1
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/18248727-8e22-4f79-8cc7-2fb667e88240
- Extracted: 2025-04-04

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