🥨 Pretzels

Ingredients

  • 500g Bread flour or 3 1/4 cups
  • 275g water 275ml or 1 cup
  • 5g yeast or 2 tsp
  • 10g salt or 2 tsp
  • 35 gram butter or 3 tbsp, + 1 tbsp for brushing before baking
  • 5 gram sugar or 1 tsp

Water bath:

  • 65 grams baking soda or 3/4 cup
  • 45 grams honey or 3 tbsp

Topping ideas:

  • pretzel salt (needs to be the powdered + compressed kind, eg https://a.co/d/h12ZjJ5)
  • everything bagel seasoning
  • sesame seeds

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients except butter in a stand mixer with a dough hook for 5 minutes on medium speed.
  2. Add butter and mix for another 5 minutes until a smooth dough ball forms.
  3. Rest for 1 hour in a covered bowl (or up to overnight)
  4. Divide dough equally into 6 pieces, and shape into tight balls. Cover and rest for 10 minutes.
  5. Roll each ball into a 7 inch (18cm) rope. Cover and rest for another 10 minutes.
  6. Prep water bath: in a large pot, combine baking soda + honey and 3-4 quarts/liters of water. Bring to a boil while you shape the pretzels.
  7. Prep a sheet tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Preheat oven to 425F/220C.
  8. Roll each rope into a 30 inch (75cm) rope. Shape into pretzels.
  9. One at a time, dunk the pretzels into the water bath for 30 seconds on each side, then place on the sheet tray.
  10. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with toppings.
  11. Bake for 15-20 minutes until deeply brown.
  12. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before shoving into mouth.