Soft Pretzels

Directions

1. 1
   Put warm water in bowl with yeast and let dissolve. Add sugar and salt. Stir in enough flour to make a smooth dough. Turn out the dough on lightly floured surface and use excess flour to knead into dough. Knead until smooth.
2. 2
   Divide into 18 to 24 pieces; roll into balls. Roll each ball into a long strip (snake). Curve each strip into a horse shoe shape. Lift up the ends and twist them once around each other. Fold over the ends and rest them on top of the curve, forming a pretzel shape. Brush pretzels with a mixture of egg beaten with a little water. Sprinkle pretzel with coarse salt. Bake on greased pan at 425° for 15 minutes or until golden brown.