Soft Pretzels
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups whole milk
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons yeast
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
directions
- Place the milk in a small saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat until warm, about 110°F on an instant-read thermometer. Remove from the heat.
- Combine 1 tablespoon of the oil with the yeast and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Pour in the warm milk and stir until the yeast and sugar are dissolved.
- Let rest until slightly thickened and foamy, about 5 minutes.
- Add the flour and the salt to the yeast mixture, stirring well until all the flour is mixed inches.
- Place the dough on an unfloured work surface and knead until smooth, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Grease a large mixing bowl with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat lightly with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm, draft-free place and let rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
- Position the oven rack in the center position and preheat the oven to 400°F
- Beat the egg in a small mixing bowl and set aside.
- Remove the dough from the bowl and use a rolling pin to roll it out onto an unfloured surface into a 12 by 10-inch rectangle. Cut the dough in half both vertically and horizontally, so that you end up with 4 rectangles of equal size.
- Roll 1 piece between your hands and the surface to form a long, thin roll (like a snake), about 3/4-inch in diameter and 14 inches long. (Note: If the dough becomes too dry to work and will not stretch, wet your hands slightly and then try rolling it again.).
- Bring the ends up to form a U shape and cross 1 end over the other at the top. Bring the ends down and across each other as though making a bow and press down on the ends to seal.
- Place the formed pretzel on a large ungreased baking sheet keeping the pretzels at least 2 inches apart. Cover the pretzels lightly with a damp clean kitchen towel and set in a warm place for 5 minutes or until the dough has relaxed slightly. Uncover and, using your hands, gently pick pretzels up and stretch the dough slightly. Cover and let rest for 5 additional minutes, then repeat the stretching procedure.
- Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
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