Pretzels

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 (¼ ounce) package active dry yeast
• 4 cups unbleached flour
• 1 ½ cups water (110-120 degrees)
• 1 large egg , beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash coarse salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Directions:

1. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
2. Add salt and sugar to yeast mixture.
3. Blend in flour and knead dough until smooth, about 7 to 8 minutes.
4. Cover and let dough rise until double in bulk.
5. Punch down.
6. Cut dough into small pieces and roll into ropes.
7. Twist ropes into pretzel shapes and place on greased cookie sheet.
8. Using a pastry brush, brush pretzels with egg and sprinkle with coarse salt.
9. Allow pretzels to rise until almost double in bulk.
10. Bake at 425°F.
11. For 10 to 15 minutes or until browned.
12. Best if eaten immediately.
13. If not, store in airtight container.

Reviews

[V Ku'uipo V]

I first learned how to make this in the 3rd grade. I lost the recipe over the years and was glad to find it again! A couple of options for variety: add cinnamon to a buttered top or parmesan cheese. It's just like the stuff you buy at Costco!

[HeatherFeather]

Well, these were wonderful! Very quick & easy to prepare the dough, which took about 30 minutes to rise. They came out soft and light and very tasty. If you have never made pretzels before, they can be a little tricky to twist into the correct shape, but they are very fun and even the lopsided looking ones looked & tasted delicious once baked.

[karen bender]

Making pretzels sounds intimidating, but this recipe was really easy and made a nice light pretzel. I thought the flavor was a little bland and the end result was a bit more bread like than I wanted. I'm still searching for a NY style chewy soft pretzel recipe. I might tinker with this one a bit. Thanks for a great start!