# Soft Pretzels

This recipe shows how to make soft pretzels from scratch, resulting in delicious, homemade pretzels.

- 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 handful pretzel sea salt

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, mix 4 cups of bread flour, 2.25 teaspoons of yeast, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, and 1.5 teaspoons of salt. Whisk well to combine.
2. Add 1/4 cup of oil and 1.5 cups of warm water to the bowl. Stir until the ingredients form a dough.
3. Turn the dough out onto a clean surface. Knead the dough until it becomes nice and stretchy and no more dry flour is visible. Do not add more liquid.
4. Spray a bowl with oil and place the kneaded dough into the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise until doubled in size (about an hour).
5. Once the dough has proofed, turn it out onto a clean surface.  Preheat the oven to 450°F.
6. Using a pizza cutter, cut off a section of the dough, roll it out, then shape it into a pretzel. Repeat until all dough is used.
7. In a shallow dish, combine water and about 1/4 cup of baking soda; stir until the mixture is cloudy. If not cloudy, add more baking soda.
8. Dip each pretzel in the baking soda water, then place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with pretzel sea salt.
9. Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes. Brush with melted butter before serving.

## Equipment

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

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1130456902125088?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fd98cb4a-bd75-43ba-88e0-edb1d3e25fe6
- Extracted: 2025-04-03

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