Soft Pretzels like Auntie Anne's

Serves : 8
Prep. Time :2:00

1 1/2 tsp. active dry yeast
1/2 tsp. brown sugar
1 dash salt
1 1/2 cups warm water - 110 degrees
4 cups bread flour
1 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. warm water
1 cup butter - melted
toppings (see NOTES)


Combine first 4 ingredients; let sit 5 minutes. Stir flour to mixture and
knead for 5 minutes. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover with a
damp towel, and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 hour. Divide dough
into 8-12 equal-size pieces; roll each piece into a rope; shape each rope
into a pretzel. Stir baking soda into warm water; dip pretzels into
mixture; lay coated pretzel onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake in a
550 degree oven for 8 minutes, or until golden brown. Brush melted butter
onto hot pretzels.

NOTES : For salted pretzels, sprinkle with coarse salt or Kosher salt.
For cinnamon-sugar pretzels, stir 2 Tbsp honey into melted butter before
brushing on pretzels, then sprinkle with a mixture of 1/2 cup granulated
sugar and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon. For Parmesan pretzels, sprinkle with a
mixture of 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese and 1 tsp. garlic salt; serve
with marinara sauce.

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