Buttery Soft Pretzels

Ingredients:

4 t. active dry yeast

1 t. white sugar

1 1/4 c. warm water

5 c. all-purpose flour

1/2 c. white sugar

1 1/2 t. salt

2 T. vegetable oil

1/2 c. baking soda

4 c. hot water

1/4 c. kosher salt

Recipe:

1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 t. sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, 1/2 c. sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center; add yeast mixture and oil. Mix and form into a dough. If the mixture is dry, add 1 or 2 T. water. Knead until smooth, about 7-8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl; place the dough in the bowl and trun to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, dissolve baking soda in hot water. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

4. 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. Dip each pretzel into the baking soda solution and place on prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt.

5. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes or until browned.

Rating: 2.5 of 5

This really isn't a bad recipe, I just didn't like how dense the bread turned out to be. A little bit of a disappointment after I thought I was going to be getting soft, fluffy pretzels.

Source: AllRecipes, pg. 292