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How to Make Soft Pretzels
Big, warm, chewy, soft, salty pretzels. They’re the best thing to happen to ballparks since, well, baseball.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Bridget Edwards📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●oven
- ●strainer
- ●spatula
- ●whisk
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Stir flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and melted butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add water, using the dough hook to mix. Once dough starts to form, knead using dough hook on medium-low speed for ⏱️ 5 minutes.
2
Remove dough to an oiled bowl and cover with oiled plastic wrap. Let rise for ⏱️ 40 minutes.
3
Heat oven to 450ºF. Bring water and baking soda to a low boil. Oil a rimmed cookie sheet.
4
Divide dough into 6 equal pieces. Using your hands, roll each piece into a rope, about 24 inches long. Form the dough into a "U" with the bottom closest to you. Twist the ends and bring the tails down to the bottom of the "U" forming a classic pretzel twist. Place on the oiled sheet.
5
One at a time, boil pretzels face-up in the baking soda water for ⏱️ 15 seconds. Spoon water over the tops of the pretzels as they boil. Use a bamboo strainer or large slotted spatula to remove from the water. Blot the strainer on a paper towel, then place pretzel on the oiled sheet.
6
Whisk egg yolk and water with a fork. Brush pretzels with egg wash, then sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
Egg Yolk1Coarse Sea Salt, For Sprinkling
7
Bake for 8–⏱️ 10 minutes, until deeply golden. Use a thin cookie spatula to remove the pretzels immediately from the pan. Serve warm, plain or with mustard or cheese sauce.
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