Homemade Soft Pretzel Recipe
These Homemade Soft Pretzels can be made into the traditional shape or cut into bites for a perfect game day or party appetizer!
- Category: Appetizer
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups warm (110 to 115 degrees F) water
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2¾ tsp active dry yeast
- 22 ounces flour, approximately 4½ cups*
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 10 cups water
- ⅔ cup baking soda
- 1 large egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Combine the water, sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and sprinkle the yeast on top. Allow to sit for 5 minutes or until the mixture begins to foam.
- Add the flour and butter knead using the dough hook for about 5 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the bowl, clean the bowl and then oil it well with vegetable oil. Return the dough to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap and sit in a warm place for approximately 50 minutes or until the dough has doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Bring the 10 cups of water and the baking soda to a boil in a large pan.
- Divide into 8 equal pieces. Roll out each piece of dough into a long rope. Form into pretzels or cut into bite-sized pieces for a pretzel bites.
- Drop pretzels into the boiling water, a few at a time, for 30 seconds. Remove them from the water using a large flat spatula or a slotted spoon.
- Plan on a baking sheet, brush the top of each pretzel with the beaten egg yolk and water mixture and sprinkle with salt or cinnamon & sugar if desired.
- Bake 12 minutes.
Notes
I use either all All Purpose flour or half AP/half bread flour.
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