Auntie Anne Pretzels
Instructions:
- 4 cups bread flour
- 1 ½ cups 115 degree water
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup melted butter
- Combine yeast, sugar, salt and 115 degree water into a mixing bowl and let it settle for 5-10 minutes.
- Stir flour to mixture and knead until smooth.
- Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover with a damp towel, and allow to rise at room temperature for 45 minutes.
- Split dough into 10 equally sized pieces
- Roll each piece into a long rope about 1/2 inch thick and shape each rope into a pretzel.
- In a shallow dish, stir baking soda into warm water; dip pretzels into mixture; lay coated pretzel onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake in a 450 degree until golden brown (about 10 minutes).
- Brush melted butter onto hot pretzels.
- Serves 8-12
- Dip pretzel in butter coating both sides.
- Add cinnamon and sugar for sweet pretzels or salt for the traditional pretzel taste.