# EASY Soft Pretzels

This video teaches how to make soft pretzels.

- Cuisine: German
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

1. Add four to four and a half cups of bread flour to a bowl.
2. Add two and a quarter teaspoons or one packet of fast-rising yeast to the flour.
3. Add two tablespoons of light brown sugar.
4. Add one and a half teaspoons of salt.
5. Whisk the ingredients.
6. Add one-fourth of a cup of oil.
7. Add one and a half cups of warm water.
8. Stir the ingredients in the bowl.
9. Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and knead it.
10. Spray a bowl with oil and put the dough in it.
11. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until it doubles in size.
12. Turn the dough out onto a clean surface.
13. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
14. Cut the dough into sections.
15. Roll each section out.
16. Shape the dough into pretzels.
17. Pour water into a shallow dish, then add about a quarter of a cup of baking soda.
18. Dip both sides of the pretzel in the water.
19. Place on a baking sheet.
20. Brush all the pretzels with egg wash.
21. Sprinkle with pretzel sea salt.
22. Put into the oven for 10 minutes.
23. Brush with melted butter.

## Equipment

- bowl
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- whisk
- spatula
- pizza cutter
- shallow dish
- spoon
- parchment paper
- baking sheet
- brush

## Tips

- Do not add more liquid until you need to knead the dough together.
- Make sure the water and baking soda mixture is cloudy.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8MJwYMW/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cae8acec-72bb-4b81-bdfd-c511c89bcef8
- Extracted: 2025-05-24

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