I had the pleasure of learning how to make easy, homemade soft pretzels last night with my young women. One of our Laurel's taught us this easy recipe that she learned in her homemaking course in high school. Let me just say IT IS BETTER THAN THE SOFT PRETZELS AT THE MALL!
My daughter is a HUGE fan of the pretzels at the mall, so I knew this would be a hit! It was also so easy for her prepare with me. She had a blast!
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. yeast
Directions: Add dry ingredients to 1 cup of hot tap water. Mix together and form into a smooth ball. Place in a plastic bag and let rest 30 minutes at room temperature. Divide dough into 6-8 pieces for small pretzels, 4 for large pretzels. Roll into long ropes (on a flour surface) and form into twisted pretzels. Dip pretzels into mixture of 3/4 c. hot water, 1 tsp. sugar, and 1 tsp. baking soda. Place on greased baking sheet and sprinkle with coarse salt (optional). Let rise approx. 10 minutes. Bake at 450 degrees for 10-15 minutes. While hot brush with melted butter. ENJOY!
Notes: I used this recipe to a "tee' since it was the first time I have ever attempted bread that involved yeast! I did however have the dough sit longer in the bag, mistakenly. It still turned out perfect. We also sprinkled cinnamon & sugar on one pretzel for a change. It was so yummy! This is definitely a hit in my house. My daughter LOVED them!
Tried it and loved it. I've already made the pretzels twice now. Definitely a favorite. Thanks for the great recipe!
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