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homemade soft pretzels

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i have been wanting to make homemade pretzels for a while now, believe it or not i have never actually tried one before, i don’t think they are popular in England.


to make them you will need
 
1 cup of warm water
1 pack of active dried yeast
1 tsp sugar
3 tbs olive oil
3 1/4 cups of strong white flour
1 tsp salt
 
for the soda bath
6 cups water
1/3 cup baking soda
 
saucepan
baking sheet
stand mixer
parchement paper
spatular
 
you can use a stand mixer or do it by hand, i used my kitchen aid mixer as i wanted to try it with dough as i haven’t used it for that yet,
 
first add the water, sugar and yeast together and leave for 10 minutes until it becomes frothy.
(if using mixer then put this in the bowl ready to add the other ingredients to it)
 
once frothy add the oil, flour and salt and mix, knead for 10 minutes, (or using the dough hook mix for 10 minutes at a medium to low speed)
this recipe was from William Sonoma but i found the dough a bit hard to work with so i added another 1.4 of flour.
 
one it forms good workable dough put it in a lightly greased bowl and cover with cling film and leave in a warm place for an hour so it doubles in size.
line two baking trays with parchment paper and lightly grease them and put them to one side.
once dough it ready tip it out on to a floured surface and knock down the dough, cut it in to several pieces and then roll each one out into a long rope and arrange in a pretzel shape. the large one was difficult to move to the pan with out loosing its shape so i stuck to making smaller ones,
i didn’t take photos of this part so here’s the photos from William sonoma
 
preheat oven at 230c
then i a saucepan heat the water with the baking soda, bring to the boil and gently drop in each pretzel, (i did it one at a time) just for under a minute and remove and place back on tray and sprinkle with your decided topping, i used rock salt, but you could use poppy seeds, sesame seeds ect.
then bake for 10 minutes until golden, i kept mine in for longer about 15 – 18 mins you will have to judge them after the initial 10 minutes to see if they are brown enough.
 

 
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  4. Mmm, yummi! In my country Serbia these are very popular, and my coleagues are aeating it for breakfast almost every day. Can`t wait to make them on my own by this recipe and to offer them 🙂

  6. These would be fun to make with the kids, I'm sure! Thank you for sharing.

    I'm visiting today from Thursday's Favorite Things. 🙂

  7. I have loved soft pretzels for years. These are ready to be dipped into a delicious flavored mustard – the way we eat them in the Southern United States.

  15. Yum! Pretzels are so popular here, but I've never made home ones. I bet they are lovely warm. Thanks for sharing at Silver Pennies Sundays. x

  17. Soft pretzels are one of my favorite things! 🙂 I've nver tried making them, but these look fab! Thanks for sharing at Tasty Tuesdays; pinned!

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