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Soft Homemade Pretzels

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This method makes homemade soft pretzel preparation incredibly simple, and the outcome is exceptionally tasty!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine world cuisine
Servings 12 (1 dozen pretzels)
Calories 158 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F (43 degrees C))
  • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon shortening, melted
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • coarse salt, or to taste

Instructions
 

  • Stir yeast into 1 cup warm water in a large bowl; beat in flour, sugar, shortening, and salt to make a dough. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes.
  • Place dough into a greased bowl and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down dough and divide into 12 equal-size pieces. Roll each piece into a rope 18 to 20 inches long.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
  • Shape each rope of dough into a pretzel on the prepared baking sheet; let pretzels rest for 5 minutes. Beat egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl and brush yolk mixture over each pretzel; sprinkle each with coarse salt.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until pretzels are golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 158kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 676mgPotassium: 64mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gCalcium: 9mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Soft Homemade Pretzels
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