Pretzels

🥘 Ingredients

• active dry yeast
  1 package
• all-purpose flour
  22 oz
• baking soda
  2/3 c
• salt
  2 tsp
• sugar
  1 tbsp
• unsalted butter
  2 oz
• warm water
  1.5 c
• water
  10 c

🍳 Cookware

• stand mixer
• cooking spray
• towel
• oven
• baking sheets
• parchment paper
• large pot
• spider
• cooling rack

1. 1

   Combine warm water , sugar , salt , and active dry yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer .

   warm water: 1.5 c, sugar: 1 tbsp, salt: 2 tsp, active dry yeast: 1 package
2. 2

   Wait ⏱️ 5 minutes , until frothy.
3. 3

   Add all-purpose flour and unsalted butter to the bowl.

   all-purpose flour: 22 oz, unsalted butter: 2 oz
4. 4

   Mix on low until well combined.
5. 5

   Mix on medium until dough is elastic and supple.
6. 6

   Remove the dough from the bowl, spray the bowl with cooking spray and place your dough back in. Cover with a towel .
7. 7

   Let rise for ⏱️ 1 hour , until doubled in size.
8. 8

   Preheat the oven to 450 ºF.
9. 9

   Line two baking sheets with parchment paper .
10. 10

    Bring water and baking soda to a boil in a large pot .

    water: 10 c, baking soda: 2/3 c
11. 11

    Meanwhile, divide the dough into 8 pieces and cover with a towel.
12. 12

    Roll each dough ball into a 24-inch rope. To turn the rope into a pretzel, first lay out the pretzel in a U shape. Then cross the two ends once or twice. Then bring the intersection down to the bottom of the U and gently press.
13. 13

    Place pretzels, two at a time, into the boiling water. Let boil for ⏱️ 30 seconds , remove using a spider , and then place on a baking sheet. Each baking sheet should hold 4 pretzels.
14. 14

    Bake for ⏱️ 13-16 minutes , turning half-way if you can be bothered.
15. 15

    After taking them out of the oven, let them sit for at least ⏱️ 5 minutes on a cooling rack before eating.