Soft Pretzels
Soft Pretzels are soft, fluffy, and buttery and always a crowd pleaser!
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 tbsp active yeast (2 packets)
- 6 tbsp light brown sugar
- 4 tbsp room temperature butter
- 4 1/2 cups flour
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 1/3 cup baking soda
- 3 cups warm water
- 4 tbsp melted butter
- marinara sauce, mustard, or cheese sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Warm up the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it reaches 110 degrees. Pour into a bowl and add the yeast to the bowl. Stir well and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Once the yeast has dissolved, add brown sugar, 1 cup of flour, softened butter, and salt and mix using a hand mixer or a stand-up mixer.
- Slowly add the other 3 cups of flour, mixing as you go. I used my hands for this part and kneaded as I went.
- Once it is mixed and your dough has formed, place it in a bowl, cover it with a towel, and put it in a warm place (I like to use the microwave or the proof setting in the oven). After an hour, your dough should have risen.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Divide dough into 12 pieces. Using one piece at a time, roll out into a rope. Holding the ends, make a loop and then finish into a pretzel shape.
- Dip each pretzel in a mixture of the baking soda and water before putting on a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle each pretzel with salt and bake for 8-9 minutes.
- After you remove them from the oven, brush them with melted butter. Add a little more salt or parmesan cheese and enjoy! We like to serve ours with marinara sauce.
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