Directions
- 1Combine 4 to 4.5 cups of bread flour, 2.25 teaspoons of fast-rising yeast, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, and 1.5 teaspoons of salt in a large bowl.
- 2Whisk the dry ingredients together to ensure they are well combined.
- 3Add 1/4 cup of oil and 1.5 cups of warm water to the dry mixture.
- 4Stir the mixture in the bowl until it forms a shaggy dough.
- 5Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and knead it until all the dry flour is incorporated and the dough is mostly smooth.
- 6Lightly spray your bowl with oil.
- 7Place the kneaded dough into the oiled bowl.
- 8Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
- 9Let the dough rise until it doubles in size, which should take approximately one hour.
- 10Once the dough has proofed, turn it out onto a clean surface.
- 11Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 12Use a pizza cutter to cut a piece off the side of the dough.
- 13Roll out the dough into a long rope.
- 14Form the pretzel shape by setting the middle of the rope down, crossing the ends, crossing them again, and sticking the ends down.
- 15Pour some water into a shallow dish.
- 16Sprinkle in about 1/4 cup of baking soda into the water.
- 17Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- 18Dip both sides of each pretzel into the baking soda water.
- 19Place the dipped pretzels onto the parchment-lined baking sheet.
- 20Brush all pretzels with an egg wash.
- 21Sprinkle the pretzels with pretzel sea salt (or coarse sea salt).
- 22Bake the pretzels in the preheated 450-degree Fahrenheit oven for 10 minutes.
- 23Optionally, brush the baked pretzels with melted butter for enhanced flavor.
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 2.25 teaspoons fast-rising yeast
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.25 cup oil
- 1.5 cup warm water
- 0.25 cup baking soda
- wash egg
- pretzel sea salt
Equipment
large bowlwhiskpizza cuttershallow dishbaking sheetparchment paperpastry brush
Tips
- Do not add more liquid during kneading.
- Do not punch down the dough to achieve a more fluffy and airy pretzel.
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