Monday, April 2, 2012

Buttery Soft Pretzels

Ingredients
4 teaspoons active dry yeast.
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 1/4 cups warm water
5 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon  vegetable oil
1/2 cup baking soda
4 cups hot water
1/4 cup kosher salt

Directions:
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 mins.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt. Make a well in the the center; add the oil and yeast mixture.  Mix and form into a dough.  If the mixture is dry, add one or two tablespoons of water. Knead the dough until smooth. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 450 F. In a large bowl dissolve baking soda in hot water.
4. When Risen, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 12 equal pieces.  Roll each piece into a rope and twist into a pretzel shape.  Once all of the dough is all shaped, dip each pretzel into the baking soda solution and place on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt.
5. Bake  for 8 mins, until browned.

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