Best Ever Simple Homemade Pretzels
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Serves: dozen
 
These delicious soft pretzels can be served with cheese, salsa or sugar!
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups water
  • 1¼ teaspoons (1 pkg) active dry yeast
  • 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 Tablespoons baking soda
  • 2 - 4 Tablespoons butter
  • Salt, coarse or fine (optional)
  • Cinnamon sugar or cheese topping (optional)
Instructions
  1. Place warm water in a large bowl and add yeast and sugar. Stir to dissolve and let rest for 5 minutes or until it bubbles.
  2. Add salt and flour and mix to make a dough. Knead until smooth and elastic.
  3. Let rise until doubled (at least 30 minutes)
  4. While dough is rising, prepare a baking soda water bath by adding 2 cups water to baking soda.
  5. Preheat oven to 450 once dough has risen.
  6. Turn dough out onto floured surface. Do not knead again! Roll into ropes and shape however you wish.
  7. Dip shaped pretzels into the baking soda bath and place on greased baking sheet
  8. Allow pretzels to rise again.
  9. Salt, then bake for 10 minutes or until golden.
  10. Melt butter in a microwave-safe dish, then brush hot pretzels liberally with butter while hot. Add salt, if using.
Notes
For sweet pretzels: Omit the salt on the finished pretzels. Instead, dust the buttered pretzels with a cinnamon sugar mix and dip in icing (mix 4 parts powdered sugar to 1 part milk, add a dash of vanilla extract)
For savory pretzels: Melt velveeta cheese with a sprinkle of paparika to dip pretzels.
Recipe by Old Fashioned Families at https://www.oldfashionedfamilies.com/best-ever-simple-homemade-pretzels/