Soft Pretzels Recipe
Ingredients
| Active dry yeast | 2 | |
| Warm water | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Salt | 2 Teaspoon | |
| All purpose flour | 7 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg yolk | 1 | |
| Water | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Coarse salt | 1 To taste |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 2 cups warm water.
2. Add sugar, butter, egg, salt, and 3 cups flour to the yeast starter and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
Add enough additional flour with your hand and bind to form a stiff dough.
3. Cover bowl tightly with foil and place in the refrigerator for 2 hour or overnight.
4. Preheat the oven to 400°F
MAKING
5. Turn the dough out onto a flour dusted work surface and lightly knead until soft.
6. Divide dough in half and portion each half into 16 equal pieces.
7. Roll each piece into a 20-inch long strand
8. Shape into looped pretzels and arrange on a lightly greased baking sheet, leaving space of 4 inches between each
9. Blend the yolk and 2 tablespoons water and give the pretzels an egg wash using a pastry brush.
10. Cover the baking tray with a clean kitchen cloth and place in a warm area for about 30 minutes until the pretzels rise and double in size.
11. Sprinkle course salt over the pretzels if you like.
12. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown.
13. Remove and transfer the pretzels onto a wire rack to cool.
SERVING
14. Serve the pretzels for breakfast or enjoy as a snack.
1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 2 cups warm water.
2. Add sugar, butter, egg, salt, and 3 cups flour to the yeast starter and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
Add enough additional flour with your hand and bind to form a stiff dough.
3. Cover bowl tightly with foil and place in the refrigerator for 2 hour or overnight.
4. Preheat the oven to 400°F
MAKING
5. Turn the dough out onto a flour dusted work surface and lightly knead until soft.
6. Divide dough in half and portion each half into 16 equal pieces.
7. Roll each piece into a 20-inch long strand
8. Shape into looped pretzels and arrange on a lightly greased baking sheet, leaving space of 4 inches between each
9. Blend the yolk and 2 tablespoons water and give the pretzels an egg wash using a pastry brush.
10. Cover the baking tray with a clean kitchen cloth and place in a warm area for about 30 minutes until the pretzels rise and double in size.
11. Sprinkle course salt over the pretzels if you like.
12. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown.
13. Remove and transfer the pretzels onto a wire rack to cool.
SERVING
14. Serve the pretzels for breakfast or enjoy as a snack.
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