Making Pretzels

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp yeast
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp softened butter

1 cup warm water
2 3/4 cups Soft White Flour
Kosher Salt
5 Tsp baking soda mixed in 4 cups water

Directions:

- Preheat oven to 475 degrees (F)
- Mix yeast, salt, sugar, butter, and one cup of the flour into a mixing bowl

- Add the water

- Stir until smooth

- Add remaining flour and stir

- Knead with your hands until dough is smooth and no longer sticks to the bowl

- Allow dough to rise until double its bulk
- In the meantime, grease a cookie sheet
- In a large (non-aluminum saucepan), bring the baking soda and water mixture to a boil
- When the dough has risen, punch down, knead again, then divide and roll the 6-inch sticks with your hands, to 2-inch long rolls to make shape into pretzels
- Allow sticks or pretzels to sit for about 2 mins
- Place pretzels into boiling mixture two at a time
- Let the pretzels boil for 70 seconds, flip with slotted spoon and boil on the other side for 1 another 70 seconds
- With the slotted spoon, remove the pretzls from the water, allow to drip, and place them on the greased cookie sheet
- When all the pretzels or sticks are done, sprinkle with Kosher salt
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until pretzels are golden brown
- Enjoy with gourmet mustard (we enjoy Methow Valley Gourmet Chipotle Mustard)