Last weekend we didn't watch the Superbowl, but did see this recipe on one of the food blogs we read, and decided that Soft Pretzel making would be a fun weekend project. They were actually a lot easier than I thought they would be, and really tasty too! The only thing you need to do is plan a few hours ahead, as there's a lot of waiting both for the dough to rise and for them to bake.
Otherwise, here are the ingredients and our step by step photos!
Soft Pretzels
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Start by adding the sugar to the warm water. Stir it up so that it dissolves. Add in the yeast and let it sit for 5-10 minutes until it looks frothy kind of like this. Next add the flour and knead it until it's a nice dough consistency. It should still be a bit sticky so don't add too much extra flour
Otherwise, here are the ingredients and our step by step photos!
Soft Pretzels
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
1 (1/4-oz) package active dry yeast (2 1/2 teaspoons)
3-3/4 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
1 large egg
1 heaping Tablespoon baking soda
Start by adding the sugar to the warm water. Stir it up so that it dissolves. Add in the yeast and let it sit for 5-10 minutes until it looks frothy kind of like this. Next add the flour and knead it until it's a nice dough consistency. It should still be a bit sticky so don't add too much extra flour
Next comes the messy part. Flour your hands and then punch down the dough and divide into 8 evenly sized pieces.
Then do your best to form them into pretzel shapes!
It took us quite a few tries and we had some very bizarre looking ones.
Next you boil a big pot of water. Once it is boiling add a big tablespoon of Baking Soda.
It does something to the dough so they brown more apparently.
Throw in your pretzels a few at a time and cook for about 3 minutes flipping them over halfway through so both sides get done.
Next brush them all over with an eggwash and sprinkle with coarse salt - or whatever other seasonings you want. We wanted to go traditional on our first run.
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