Auntie Anne's Pretzels Copycat

Copy Cat Recipe. I received a ton from my mom.. Here's another...I haven't adusted anything :O) On some I had to guess on the time and servings if I haven't tried them.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups warm water
• 1 1⁄8 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 1/2 pkg.)
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1⁄8 teaspoons salt
• 1  cup bread flour
• 3  cups flour
• 2  cups warm water
• 2  tablespoons baking soda
•  coarse salt, to taste
• 2 -4  tablespoons butter (melted)

Directions

1. Sprinkle yeast on lukewarm water in mixing bowl; stir to dissolve. Add sugar, salt and stir to dissolve; add flour and knead dough until smooth and elastic. Let rise at least 1/2 hour.
2. While dough is rising, prepare a baking soda water bath with 2 cups warm water and 2 tbsp baking soda. Be certain to stir often.
3. After dough has risen, pinch off bits of dough and roll into a long rope (about 1/2 inch or less thick) and shape. Dip pretzel in soda solution and place on greased baking sheet. Allow pretzel to rise again. Bake in a 450 degree oven for about 10 minutes or until golden. Brush with melted butter and enjoy.
4. Toppings:
5. After you brush with butter try sprinkling with coarse salt.Or for Auntie Anne's famous Cinnamon Sugar, try melting a stick of butter in a shallow bowl (big enough to fit the entire pretzel) and in another bowl, make a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Dip the pretzel into the butter, coating both sides generously. Then dip again into the cinnamon mixture.