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Pretzels

  • 1 tsp dry yeast
  • 3/4 cups warm water
  • 1.5 (1) tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tsp melted butter (not hot) or possibly 2 tbsp
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tbsp
  1. water, sugar, yeast -> bowl. stir. set aside for 5 min to foam.
  2. stir in flour, salt, melted butter.
  3. mixer for 5 minutes. it should be springy and not sticky. then rest for 10 - 60 minutes.
  4. you can fridge it for a day here.
  5. preheat oven to 450f.
  6. fill a wide or deep pan with 9 cups of water. stir in 1/2 cup baking soda. bring to boil.
  7. chop into 4 pieces, hand roll out to about 2 ft long, thin, form into pretzels.
  8. cook each pretzel in boiling water for 30 seconds, then extract with slotted spoon to cookie sheet.
  9. sprinkle the pretzels liberally with rock salt.
  10. oven for 15 minutes.
  11. cool for 5 minutes.
notes:

- that was too much flour. try 1 3/4 cups.
- make the rolled-out dough long and thin. it rises a lot in the oven.