Soft Ball Pretzels

Name: Soft Ball Pretzels
Prep time: 3 h 2 min
Cook time: 3 h 2 min
Total time: 3 h 2 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 package active dry yeast; 5 teaspoons baking soda; 2 Tbsps butter, softened; 4 Tbsps butter, melted; 651 milliliters all-purpose flour, sifted; 12 servings Kosher salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp sugar; 237 milliliters warm water (about 98 degrees F); 946 milliliters water

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Soft Ball Pretzels a try. This vegetarian recipe serves 12. One serving contains 160 calories, 3g of protein, and 6g of fat. If you have sugar, baking soda, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 2 minutes.

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, combine warm water and yeast. When the yeast dissolves, add half of the flour, the butter, salt, and sugar and mix for about 3 minutes. Stir in the remaining flour. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead until the dough is no longer sticky.

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Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Water

Yeast

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Let the dough rise in a greased, covered bowl until it doubles in size, about 45 to 50 minutes. Punch down the dough and divide into 12 pieces.

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Dough

Punch

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Bowl

Roll each piece of dough into 18-inch long ropes. On a greased cookie sheet, shape each rope into a pretzel shape.

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Pretzels

Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Let rise again until almost doubled, about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.

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Oven

In a large non-aluminum Dutch oven over high heat, bring 4 cups of water and baking soda to a boil. Using a large spoon, gently lower pretzels into water a few at a time and boil for about 1 minute, or until they float. Return the pretzels to the cookie sheet and brush with melted butter then sprinkle with kosher salt.

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Baking Soda