I really loved this recipe! I used only whole wheat flour and like others did some substitutions for the buttermilk and honey. I was able to use the dough to create some other amazing breads too-one that I filled with salmon and topped with a nori seaweed strip and another that was filled with curry and covered with bread crumbs on the outside. I'm looking forward to creating even more things with this and sharing them with friends and family.

My daughter and I made this for a little snow day fun. They are easy and yummy. We didn't have wheat flour or buttermilk so I had to substitute since a trip to the store wasn't an option. I thought they still great. We out some of them around hot dogs that we cut in half to see how they would turn out and they were delicious!

Delicious! Has the same flavor as Auntie Ann's.

Great recipe! I was looking for a pretzel recipe that didn't call for yeast, as I didn't have any, so this worked out splendidly! Also, I didn't have buttermilk so I put 1Tbs lemon juice in the 1c of milk and let it sit while I was boiling and sifting, and it worked just fine! Thanks!

I have made multiple pretzel recipes from this site and I always have the same complaint no matter how they taste: They never make a pretzel the same size as the ones you can buy at the mall! I cut this recipe in half because I was making them just for me and I didn't need 12 pretzels. I didn't even get them as big as regular mall pretzels and it only made 2!! So if you are thinking that these will come out making 12 pretzels that are the size of 12 auntie anne's pretzels, you will be disappointed. However, this is true for every pretzel recipe I've ever made. If you actually make them the size they are supposed to be, you will get 12 little pretzels the size of your palm at best. ANYWAY, what I have determined is that no matter what pretzel you try, they always taste the most authentic if they have the baking soda bath. However, you do NOT need so MUCH!! There is always all this baking soda water left over. Cut the amount of soda bath in half at least, if not just a quarter. uncooked dough doesn't soak it up much. Also, this dough is not hard to work with at all, as some people stated. If you brush them with butter half way through baking for a buttery taste. These are OK and will do in a pinch but the yeast ones are more authentic tasting. Find a yeast recipe with a soda bath and you're golden. And bake them on parchment to eliminate sticking to the pan. To compare to something store bought, these are most like SuperPretzel that you can get in the grocery freezer section.

These were great but i did make a few modifications. I only had all purpose flour. I brushed them wth melted butter before baking. To make butermilk, add 1T vinegar to a measuring cup ten fill with milk and let sit for 5 minutes. Literally only take 10 minutes to bake! The kids were begging for a snack but I really wanted to make them something different and these were PERFECT!

For a soda pretzel, it is very good. My daughter made them several times. She got blue honor ribbons at the county and state 4-H fair with this recipe. We used sea salt as the topping. The wheat flour gives it a golden color all throughout.

I LOVE soft pretzels, but I can't always drive/walk/bike to a pretzel place, so I tried this recipe. These did the job! The best part about them; they are really easy and fast to make. Delicious! I highly recommend these when you have a craving.

Delicious and FAST! I didn't have buttermilk and so I used milk mixed with some vinegar instead. I also used Karo syrup instead of honey. After kneading the dough on my kitchen aid, I formed pretzel sticks. I brushed with milk, sprinkled some with grated parmesan an some with ground pepper before baking. The sticks were delicious! Crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. I did not boil them before I baked them but they turned out fine. These were quick and tasty. Would definitely make again.

I subbed vanilla soy milk for the buttermilk and corn syrup for the honey, because that is what I had on hand. After rolling them, I twisted them around hotdogs and baked them, and they were a huge hit with the hubby and kids. I made two without the hotdogs and they were a little drier but not over dry, and you could tell they were wheat. All in all, an easy, great recipe.