Soft Pretzels Recipe
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Soft Pretzels

By: Lucinda Walker  
"Big soft pretzels are all the rage in shopping malls across the country. I think it's worth the time to make them from scratch to get the incomparable homemade taste."

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Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 32 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
  • 2 cups warm water (110 degrees to 115 degrees)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 egg
  • 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • coarse salt

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the sugar, butter, salt, egg and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and refrigerate for 2-24 hours. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Cut each into 16 pieces. Roll each piece into a 20-in. rope. Shape into a pretzel. Place on greased baking sheets. Beat egg yolk and cold water; brush over pretzels. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 25 minutes. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2008 by wildwoman 
I would suggest boiling them in 8 cups water and 1/4 cup baking soda for about 15-17... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 4, 2008 by LIZZY9VOLT 
I haven't made actual bread items in years, but I wanted to give the dough hook some use from... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2008 by cookin'47 
These pretzels are very good! I, too, brush them with butter instead of the egg before baking.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 9, 2007 by susiehomemaker 
WOW! These were great! The kids loved them! I cut the recipe in half (don't ask how I got half... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2007 by MIAELAINE 
I cut these in bite-size rectangles like we got at the mall. More fun to eat them this way. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2007 by Lucia de Wagner 
Great recipe! just did something different, after combining all the ingredients, I cover and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2007 by Hannah Banana 
My friends and i made this and it was really good. You can put anything you want on them. We... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2006 by LEESHA03 
Mmmm, quite a good recipe. I recommend brushing the top of the pretzels with melted butter... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2007 by RALWATTAR 
Not that these tasted bad, but I didn't think they tasted any different from regular homemade... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2007 by lovethisplace 
Even better than the mall pretzels. I changed the toppings too with butter plus cinnamon and... MORE

 
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