Soft Pretzels From Epcot's Biergarten Restaurant

Total Time: 1 hr 42 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 package active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons water
• coarse salt
• prepared mustard (optional)

Recipe

• 1 stir and dissolve yeast in warm water in a large mixing bowl.
• 2 stir in salt, sugar, and 2 cups of flour.
• 3 beat until smooth.
• 4 stir in enough of the remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
• 5 turn dough onto a lightly floured surface.
• 6 knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• 7 cut dough into 3 oz pieces and roll into a ball.
• 8 allow to rest for 10 minutes.
• 9 roll out dough into strings and then twist dough pieces in the middle.
• 10 pick up the dough string with two hands each hand holding one end.
• 11 attach the ends to the dough ina pretzel shape.
• 12 place pretzel on a baking sheet and allow to proof until pretzels string thickness is about doubles as thick.
• 13 whisk the eggs with water.
• 14 brush egg wash on top of pretzel after they have proofed.
• 15 sprinkle with coarse salt.
• 16 put on to baking sheets and bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown.
• 17 dip in prepared mustard if desired.