Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, homemade soft pretzels. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Homemade Soft Pretzels is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Homemade Soft Pretzels is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Remove them from the water using a large flat spatula. Return to the half sheet pan, brush the top of each pretzel with the beaten. Roll each piece into a rope and twist into a pretzel shape. Once all of the dough is shaped, dip each pretzel into the baking soda-hot water solution and place pretzels on baking sheets.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook homemade soft pretzels using 17 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Soft Pretzels:
- Prepare pretzel dough
- Take 1 packages quick rise dry yeast
- Get 1 cup warm water
- Get 2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- Prepare 1 tbsp white sugar
- Make ready 1/2 tsp table salt
- Take water bath
- Get 8 cup boiling water
- Get 1/4 cup baking soda
- Get 1 tbsp brown sugar
- Get egg wash
- Make ready 1 large egg
- Get 2 tbsp warm water
- Take topping options
- Take 1 kosher salt
- Get 1 garlic powder
- Get 1 cinnamon sugar
Homemade soft pretzels are a real treat. That chewy texture is ideal for dipping into mustard, and having a few around is a great excuse to whip up your favorite cheese dip. Sadly, their soft feel doesn't last forever, and they always taste best when they're freshly baked. For topping, combine water, sugar and baking soda in a shallow bowl.
Instructions to make Homemade Soft Pretzels:
- In a small mixing bowl, add yeast to 1 cup of warm water. Let sit for a moment or two, then stir to dissolve.
- Add sugar, salt, and flour to yeast and water mixture. Stir to combine then as dough starts to come together, knead by hand for about 5-7 minutes.
- Once dough becomes like elastic and only slightly sticky (I added a few pinches of extra flour as kneading) transfer to a larger bowl that has been rubbed down lightly with oil. Cover and let rise until dough has doubled in size, approximately 1 hour.
- After dough has risen, dump it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into 8 equal portions. Hand roll each section into a rope about 1 & 1/2 feet long. Now try your best to make that classic pretzel shape! It's best to lay it down, start with a U, and bring the ends in wrapping them around each other in the middle. Once you have all your pretzels laid out, cover them and let them puff up for about 20 minutes.
- Prepare your water bath. You'll need a wide, deep pot. Bring 8 cups of water to a rolling boil. Add brown sugar and baking soda. When you add the baking soda it will foam and nearly double in size. Reduce to simmer.
- Add pretzels to your water bath one at a time to avoid crowding. You'll probably only be able to fit 2 or 3 in at a time. Simmer each side for 30 seconds. Remove from pot, set aside on a greased baking sheet, and repeat with the rest!
- Now once your pretzels are all boiled, make your egg wash. Brush each pretzel liberally. While you begin this process, preheat your oven to 450°F.
- Top your pretzels however you wish. I stuck with kosher salt, while my fiance made a few with cinnamon sugar and a few with garlic and black pepper.
- Bake for 12 minutes at 450°F or until your desired level of golden brown beauty has been achieved!
Sadly, their soft feel doesn't last forever, and they always taste best when they're freshly baked. For topping, combine water, sugar and baking soda in a shallow bowl. Shape each rope into a pretzel and dip into the baking solution. Sprinkle pretzels with coarse salt or coarse sugar. Stir until the baking soda is dissolved; set aside. (Dipping the pretzel dough in a baking soda solution gives the pretzels a nice golden brown crust.) Punch the dough to deflate it, then turn it out onto a lightly floured work surface.
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