Pretzels

Name: Pretzels
Ingredients: 4-1/2 Tablespoons Yeast; 3 cups Warm Water; 2 Tablespoons Sugar; 6 Tablespoons Brown Sugar; 2-1/2 teaspoons Salt; 8 cups Flour; 2 Tablespoons Baking Soda; 2 cups Water; 1/4 cups Margarine, To Brush On Pretzels

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

4-1/2 Tablespoons Yeast
3 cups Warm Water
2 Tablespoons Sugar
6 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
2-1/2 teaspoons Salt
8 cups Flour
2 Tablespoons Baking Soda
2 cups Water
1/4 cups Margarine, To Brush On Pretzels

Directions

1

Dissolve the yeast in the 3 cups warm water. Combine the sugars, salt, and flour into a mixer. Add the yeast mixture and mix on high speed for 8 minutes.
2

Put dough in a greased bowl and let rise 1 hour. Roll into 12-16 ropes about 18 inches long. Let rise 15 minutes.
3

Roll ropes again till about 24 inches long. Twist into pretzels. Dip in a mixture of the baking soda and 2 cups of water. Put on a greased cookie sheet, or parchment sprinkled with flour works best. Let sit 10-15 minutes.
4

Bake at 450F for 8 minutes. Brush lightly with melted margarine and sprinkle with coarse salt, sea salt, Parmesan cheese or cinnamon and sugar.
5

Note: for cinnamon crunch pretzels, just add an equal portion of brown sugar to the cinnamon sugar sprinkled on top.