Easy No Boil Pretzels

This is adapted from a Stefano Faita recipe. The pretzels are fast, easy to make, no boiling & no rising time. Bake one cookie sheet of pretzels while forming the rest of them. While a true pretzel fanatic will say, but they aren't boiled so they aren't a real pretzel, I say try them. They are soft, salty, slightly chewy & got thumbs up from my biggest critics, my kids. They are best fresh, serve with some mustard or a bit of cheese sauce for dipping. If you want a sweet pretzel omit the salt sprinkle, brush with some melted butter after baked & shake in a sugar & cinnamon mixture.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 14
• Yields: 14 pretzels

Ingredients

• Pretzels

• 1 1⁄3 cups warm water
• 2  teaspoons instant yeast
• 2 3⁄4-3 1⁄4 cups bread flour
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 1  teaspoon salt

• Egg Wash

• 1  egg
• 1  tablespoon water
•  coarse salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425F, convection oven to 400°F.
2. Pretzel Dough:
3. Whisk 2 3/4 c flour, yeast, sugar & salt together.
4. Add 1 1/3 c warm water (use 1/2 hot tap water & 1/2 cold water to get perfect temperature).
5. Stir together.
6. Add 1/4 - 1/2 c more flour while kneading, to make a soft dough. It will still be slightly tacky.
7. Divide dough into 14 equal portions (about 2 oz each).
8. Roll each out into rope about 20" long, form into pretzel shape.
9. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet.
10. Egg Wash:
11. Beat egg & 1 T water together, brush pretzels with egg wash, sprinkle with coarse or Kosher salt.
12. Bake 15 - 20 minutes till golden brown.
13. Cool slightly on wire rack.
14. Enjoy!