# Soft Pretzels

This recipe shows how to make soft pretzels from scratch, resulting in fluffy, airy pretzels that taste like Auntie Anne's.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 70 min
- Cuisine: German
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 cups flour
- 2.25 teaspoons yeast
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.25 cup oil
- 1.5 cups warm water
- 0.25 cup baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1 pretzel sea salt

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, mix 4 cups of bread flour, 2 and 1/4 teaspoons of yeast, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, and 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Whisk well to combine.
2. Add 1/4 cup of oil and 1 and 1/2 cups of warm water to the bowl.
3. Stir until it looks like the dough in the video.
4. Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and knead until all the dry flour is incorporated. DO NOT add more liquid.
5. Spray a bowl with oil, place the dough inside, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rise until doubled in size (about an hour).
6. Preheat oven to 450°F.
7. Turn the proofed dough out onto a clean surface.  Do not punch it down.
8. Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into pieces and shape them into pretzels.
9. In a shallow dish, mix water and 1/4 cup of baking soda until the water is cloudy.  If needed, add more baking soda.
10. Dip each pretzel into the baking soda mixture, then place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
11. Brush the pretzels with an egg wash and sprinkle with pretzel sea salt.
12. Bake for 10 minutes at 450°F.
13. Brush the baked pretzels with melted butter.

## Equipment

- bowl
- measuring cups
- whisk
- spatula
- clean surface
- plastic wrap
- pizza cutter
- shallow dish
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- pastry brush

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DF26JsjJR_j/?igsh=MTc4ZHB4Y3lzMXh5eQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6a102313-f44e-422a-919a-a3b29c38aaad
- Extracted: 2025-02-27

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