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Soft Pretzels

SUBMITTED 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."
PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  15 Min
READY IN  35 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 32 servings
    
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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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Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2006 by LEESHA03
Mmmm, quite a good recipe. I recommend brushing the top of the pretzels with melted butter after they are baked, then sprinkle with course salt. SO good!

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Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2007 by lovethisplace
Even better than the mall pretzels. I changed the toppings too with butter plus cinnamon and sugar for my daughter, garlic salt for my son, and sea salt for my husband. Served with sauces like cheese dip, and different kinds of mustard. This is a favorite snack for all, before and/or after dinner.

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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. The recipe makes a lot, so I usually freeze half. To do this, shape the dough, then freeze the unbaked pretzels on a cookie sheet. Once they are frozen, you can transfer them to a freezer bag. When you want to make them, just take them out of the freezer and put them on a lightly oiled cookie sheet and cover them loosely with lightly oiled plastic wrap, and leave them to thaw and rise. You can also thaw them slowly in the refrigerator the night before you plan to bake them.

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