Homemade Soft Pretzels

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 133.2
  • Total Fat: 2.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,108.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 21.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
  • Protein: 3.0 g

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Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    1 cup warm Water
    1 package Dry Active Yeast
    2 3/4 cups All Purpose Flour
    2 tbsp olive oil
    ½ tsp ordinary table Salt
    2 tbsp Baking Soda
    2 tsp sea salt

Directions

1. Disolve dry active yeast in warm (100° - 110°) water and set aside for 10 minutes until foamy.
2. Add 2 tbsp of oil and ½ tsp of salt and mix together.
3. Add first 1 ½ cups of all purpose flour and mix in.
4. Add remaining 1 ¼ cups of all purpose flour and begin kneading dough.
5. Knead by hand for about 15 minutes.
6. Place dough ball into lightly oiled bowl, cover, and set aside to rise for 60 - 75 minutes.
7. Divide dough into 12 even pieces, roll into balls, cover, and let rest for 15 minutes.
8. Roll out each piece until 18 inches long, then shape into pretzel shapes.
9. Cover pretzels and let rise for another 30 minutes.
10. Add 2 tbsp baking soda to a pot of water and boil each pretzel for 1 minute.
11. Place pretzels on greased sheet pan and add coarse salt as desired.
12. Bake soft pretzels at 475° oven for 12 minutes.

From http://tim.rocketry.org/cooking/soft_pretzels/

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KIWISTEM.