# Soft Pretzels

A recipe for making soft pretzels from scratch.

- Total time: 75 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups warm water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 4.5 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 0.66 cup baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch flaky salt
- 1 little bit Dijon mustard

## Instructions

1. Add one and a half cups warm water, one tablespoon salt, and a tablespoon of sugar.
2. Add one packet of active dry yeast and let this rest for five minutes.
3. Add four and a half cups of flour and two tablespoons of oil.
4. Cover and leave this in a warm place for one hour.
5. Roll out the dough.
6. Shape the pretzel by going over, over again, laying it on top and pushing.
7. Add two-thirds cup baking soda for a baking soda bath.
8. Prepare an egg wash with one egg.
9. Paint the pretzels all over with egg wash.
10. Hit them with a little bit of flaky salt.
11. Bake in the oven at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 15 minutes.

## Equipment

- oven

## Tips

- Let the yeast mixture rest for five minutes.
- Leave the dough in a warm place for one hour to rise.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/eQxWcOyZOxc?si=4Hx-7tZHsl9S85Lt
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/24629781-bf62-4ce8-bd8b-9556092c742b
- Extracted: 2026-06-26

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