Soft Pretzels

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• glaze
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt or 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 mix water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. sprinkle with yeast.
• 2 mix egg and melted butter
• 3 mix flour, pepper, butter and salt. pour 1.5 cups flour into water and mix to create a thick paste. mix for 8 minutes by doing a paddling type stroke to lift the dough slightly work the gluten. once done, add all but 1/4 cup flour and mix. flour surface with remaining flour and knead for two or three minutes. let rise for 1/2 hour. cut into a dozen and a half pieces and shape each into a pretzel or pretzel stick.
• 4 mix egg and water. brush over pretzels. sprinkle with salt or sesame seeds.
• 5 bake at 375'f for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.