Directions
- 1Combine the warm water, brown sugar & yeast in a bowl until dissolved and set aside until foamy.
- 2Add remaining dough ingredients & yeast mixture to mixer bowl fitted with dough hook.
- 3Mix on low to combine and scrape the bowl if needed.
- 4Continue mixing on low until a smooth, stiff dough forms, about 10 minutes.
- 5Cover and rise until doubled, 60-90 minutes.
- 6Portion dough into 10 balls, about 90 grams each and rest covered 10 minutes before rolling.
- 7Roll on an unfloured surface into a 20" rope, twist, then flip seam side down.
- 8Place on a parchment lined tray and freeze until firm, about 2 hours or up to overnight.
- 9Preheat oven to 450F.
- 10Combine the poaching ingredients in a wide pot and bring to a simmer.
- 11Poach a few pretzels at a time, bottom side up, and simmer for 30 seconds.
- 12Remove to a clean towel to drain, then place on greased parchment, side by side & brush with egg white and sprinkle with salt.
- 13Bake until deep golden, about 10-13 mins.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 package instant dry yeast
- 3.5 cups bread flour
- 0.25 cup fine cornmeal
- 0.75 cup warm buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon your favorite mustard
- 1.5 teaspoons fine salt
- 6 cups water
- 0.5 cup baking soda
- 0.33 cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg white, beaten
- pretzel salt for sprinkling
Equipment
bowlmixer bowldough hookparchment lined traywide potclean towel
Tips
- The dough will be very crumbly at first.
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