Directions
- 1Combine 4 to 4 1/2 cups of bread flour, 2 1/4 teaspoons or one packet of fast rising yeast, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt in a bowl, ensuring ingredients are well-distributed.
- 2Add 1/4 cup of oil and 1 1/2 cups of warm water to the dry ingredients and begin stirring.
- 3Once the mixture comes together, turn it out onto a clean surface and knead the dry flour into the dough without adding more liquid.
- 4Spray the bowl with oil, place the dough in it, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rise until it doubles in size, which should take about an hour.
- 5Once the dough has proofed, turn it out onto a clean surface without punching it down, to maintain a fluffy texture.
- 6Preheat your oven to 450°F.
- 7Use a pizza cutter to cut off a piece of the dough, then roll it out.
- 8Form the pretzel shape by setting the middle down, crossing the ends, crossing them again, and sticking the ends down.
- 9In a shallow dish, pour some water and sprinkle in about a quarter cup of baking soda.
- 10Dip both sides of each pretzel into the baking soda solution.
- 11Place the dipped pretzels on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- 12Brush all pretzels with an egg wash.
- 13Sprinkle the pretzels with pretzel sea salt or coarse sea salt.
- 14Bake in the preheated 450°F oven for 10 minutes.
- 15Optionally, brush the warm pretzels with melted butter for enhanced flavor.
Ingredients
- 4 cups bread flour
- 4.5 cups bread flour
- 2.25 teaspoons fast rising yeast
- 1 packet 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
- egg wash
- pretzel sea salt or coarse sea salt
- melted butter
Equipment
bowlplastic wrappizza cuttershallow dishparchment lined baking sheetoven
Tips
- Ensure all dry ingredients are spread throughout the flour before mixing.
- Do not add more liquid during kneading.
- Do not punch down the dough after proofing for a fluffier, airier pretzel.
- You can brush pretzels with melted butter after baking for an even richer taste.
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