Soft Pretzels

Directions

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   {"0":"Dissolve yeast throughly in 1\/4 cup warm water. Stir in an additional 1 1\/4 cups warm water. Mix 4 cups flour and the 2 teaspoons salt in a large bowl. Add yeast water and enough additional flout to make a stiff dough. Knead about 10 minutes or until dough feels elastic.","2":"Round dough into a ball and place into a bowl greased with butter. Cover with a towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk about 1 hour. Pinch off a small ball of dough and roll it between your hands to form a coil 20 inches long and 1\/4 inch in diameter. Shape the coil into a pretzel, wetting ends and pinching them together firmly. Shape remaining dough into the coiled pretzel shape.","4":"Dissolve baking soda in 4 cups of water and bring to boil. Drop one pretzel at a time into boiling water and let boil 1 minute or until pretzel floats. Remove and drain. Place drained pretzels on buttered cookie sheet. Bake at 475 degree oven for about 12 minutes or until golden brown. Place on rack to cool."}