Soft Pretzels

Name: Soft Pretzels
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 500 g flour; 300 ml warm water; 7 g dried yeast; 10 g salt; 30 g butter; 60 g bicarbonate of soda; 2 litres water for boiling; Coarse salt

German · Bread · 110 min · 8 servings

Ingredients

500 g flour
300 ml warm water
7 g dried yeast
10 g salt
30 g butter
60 g bicarbonate of soda
2 litres water for boiling
Coarse salt

Instructions

Knead the dough and prove it for an hour.
Divide into 8, roll into long ropes and shape the pretzels.
Rest another 20 minutes.
Bring the water to the boil with the bicarbonate.
Boil each pretzel 30 seconds — this is what gives the crust and colour; skip it and you have made bread.
Lift out, salt, and slash the thick part.
Bake at 220°C for 15 minutes, until deep brown.

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