Soft Pretzels

HOW TO MAKE SOFT PRETZELS

step 1: get the following ingredients:

4  1/2 cups of unbleached bread flour

1 3/4 teaspoons of salt

1 ½ tablespoons of brown sugar

1 teaspoon instant yeast

1 ½ cup of lukewarm water

2 tablespoons unsalted melted butter

8 teaspoons baking soda for dipping

2 cups warm water for dipping

coarse sea salt for toppings

materials:

a mixer

a knife

cutting board

measuring cups

spoons

baking sheets

cooling racks

1. combine flour, salt, and sugar in a mixing bowl  
2. stir yeast into lukewarm water and let sit for 5 minutes
3. add yeast mixture and oil to bowl with dry ingredients
4. using mixer with dough hook combine until a ball of dough forms
5. let rest for five minutes
6. knead dough on floured cutting board until smooth
7. form into a ball, place in an oiled bowl, cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight
8. preheat oven to 400 degrees
9. stir baking soda into water
10. remove dough from refrigerator and divide into twelve pieces
11. roll each piece to 17 inches long and form into pretzel shape (see pictures below)
12. dip each pretzel in baking soda solution and sprinkle with salt
13. place each pretzel on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 8 minutes.
14. rotate pan and bake for another 8 minutes
15. remove from oven and cool on cooling rack

roll into 17 inch strips

next fold one end of the dough so it looks like the picture below

after that do the same thing with the other end

grab the two ends and twist

Next put the pretzel(which should still be made out of dough and not cooked)in the mixture of 8 teaspoons of baking soda and 2 cups of lukewarm water.let the pretzel sit in the mixture for more than 10 seconds, sprinkle with kosher salt then put them in the oven as per recipe above.