Homemade Soft Pretzels

Have you ever waited in one of those really long lines at the mall for a soft pretzel?

You know…the ones for Auntie Anne’s, or Wetzel’s Pretzels? You just can’t help it, right? You can smell that darned cinnamon sugar and butter wafting over from like 100 feet away.

Well try these at home, and you’ll never buy those mall pretzels ever again.

There’s just no reason to anymore, because these homemade soft pretzels taste better and only cost a buck or two to make a whole tray.

I love prepping a fresh batch on football game-watching days, along with a fresh pan of Buffalo Chicken Dip and Baked Chicken Wings. So good!

Ingredients
For the Dough:

• 2.25 tsp instant quick rise yeast
• 1 cup warm water 110 degrees F
• 1 tsp sugar
• 12.5 oz all purpose flour 2.5 cups
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• For the Topping:
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 tbsp baking soda
• vegetable oil for greasing the sheet pan
• coarse sea salt for sprinkling
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter melted

Instructions

1. Combine the yeast, warm water, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer, and let sit for 10 minutes until foamy. This indicates the yeast is alive and working. Add the flour and salt. Mix with the dough hook by hand for a few seconds to roughly combine, then fit the hook and bowl on the mixer and knead on medium low for 5 minutes. The dough should feel soft and smooth, not sticky to the touch.
2. Cover the dough and let rise for 30 minutes.
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