“After spending so much money on those Mall bought pretzels, I thought I’d try to make some myself. So here’s a recipe for buttery soft pretzels that have worked for me. These pretzels are a bit sweeter than other types and are buttery. These are great plain with a bit of pretzel salt or coated with cinnamon and sugar. Once finished, dip the hot pretzel in melted butter and coat with your favorite flavors. Enjoy!”
Prep: 2 h Cook: 10 m Ready In 2 h 20 m
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To make these Buttery Soft Pretzels, You’ll need the following Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 ¼ cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
5 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
4 cups hot water
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 teaspoons active dry yeast
½ cup baking soda
¼ cup kosher salt, for topping
Directions:
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in 1 ¼ cup warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, ½ 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.
3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
4. In a large bowl, dissolve baking soda in 4 cups hot water; set aside. When risen, turn the dough out onto 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.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 8 minutes.
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Buttery Soft Pretzels
Equipment
- Oven
- Small Bowl
- Large Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 1 ¼ cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup white sugar
- 4 cups hot water
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 tsp active dry yeast
- ½ cup baking soda
- ¼ cup kosher salt, for topping
Instructions
- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in 1 ¼ cup warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, ½ 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 the dough out onto 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 the preheated oven until browned, about 8 minutes.