Golden Soft Pretzels
What makes a pretzel a pretzel is the step of boiling them in baking soda water. If you dip them in baking soda water but don’t boil them in it, or if you use egg yolk to brush them, they are not going to turn out like pretzels.
INGRIDIENT
DIRECTION
Step: 1
Dissolve yeast and sugar in 2 cups warm water in a large bowl; let stand until bubbling, about 10 minutes. Beat butter, egg, and 1 teaspoon salt into yeast mixture until smooth. Mix in 2 cups flour to make a wet dough. Stir remaining flour into dough, 1 cup at a time, to make a stiff dough. Form dough into a ball.
Step: 2
Grease a large bowl and turn dough around in greased bowl to coat. Cover lightly with a kitchen towel, place in a warm area, and let dough rise until doubled, at least 1 hour. Punch dough down.
Step: 3
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
Step: 4
Divide dough in half; cut each half into 8 pieces. Roll pieces out on a floured surface into ropes about 1/2-inch thick. Shape each rope into a pretzel.
Step: 5
Bring 5 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan and dissolve baking soda in the boiling water. Boil pretzels, a few at a time, in the baking soda water for 10 minutes. Arrange pretzels on prepared baking sheets and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
Step: 6
Bake in the preheated oven until pretzels are shiny and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
NUTRITION FACT
Per Serving: 242 calories; protein 6g; carbohydrates 45.4g; fat 3.7g; cholesterol 19.3mg; sodium 2370.6mg.
The quality of the flour can make a real deal to your bread. Different brands do vary. Extra-strong or Canadian flours, which are naturally higher in gluten, may give you a better rise than standard dough flours – especially if you’re making wholemeal bread , which not always getting bigger as well as clear bread.
To made this in a breadmaker , add all the menus to your breadmaker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
A dough’s first rising can be done in the fridge overnight . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great limit , as you can work it yesterday , then clear it off the next day.
