buttery soft pretzels

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 1/4 cups warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 4 cups hot water
• 1/4 cup kosher salt, for topping

Recipe

Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins


• in a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in 1 1/4 cup warm water. let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• in a large bowl, mix together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt. make a well in the center; add the oil and yeast mixture. mix and form into a dough. if the mixture is dry, add one or two more tablespoons of water. knead the dough until smooth, about 7 to 8 minutes. lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c). grease 2 baking sheets.
• in a large bowl, dissolve baking soda in 4 cups hot water; set aside. when risen, turn dough out a lightly floured surface and divide into 12 equal pieces. roll each piece into a rope and twist into a pretzel shape. once all of the dough is shaped, dip each pretzel into the baking soda-hot water solution and place pretzels on baking sheets. sprinkle with kosher salt.
• bake in preheated oven until browned, about 8 minutes.