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Classic Soft Pretzels

Classic Soft Pretzels Ingredients: water, bottled, generic sugars, granulated leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched salt, table water, bottled, generic leavening agen...

Classic Soft Pretzels

Ingredients:
water, bottled, generic
sugars, granulated
leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
salt, table
water, bottled, generic
leavening agents, baking soda
water, bottled, generic

Directions:
Combine yeast, warm water and sugar with pinch of salt in a dish and leave to foam for 5 minutes.
Sift flour and remaining salt in a medium bowl.
Add yeast mixture and 3/4 cup water and stir until everything comes together.
Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth.
Place in a slightly oiled bowl and turn to coat, cover with plastic wrap and leave to rise for 1 hour.
Dissolve baking soda in 1 cup cold water.
Preheat oven to 400F.
Punch down dough and cut into 8 pieces.
Roll out each piece until approximately 18 inches long and twist into a pretzel shape.
Dip pretzel into baking soda mixture and place on parchment covered baking sheet.
Sprinkle with coarse salt if desired.
Repeat with remaining pretzels.
Bake for 15 - 20 minutes until golden brown.