Soft Pretzels I

These pretzels taste just like the ones you get in the mall! Serve with your favorite cheese sauce or mustard. Bet you can't eat just one!

• Calories: 176 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ tablespoons white sugar
• 4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 ⅓ cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 ½ tablespoons baking soda
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water. Proof for 5 minutes.

Step 2

Mix in butter or margarine, flour, and salt. Cut dough into short strips, roll into ropes, and shape into pretzels. Cover, and let rise on a greased baking sheet for about 45 minutes.

Step 3

In a cast iron or other nonaluminum pan, bring water and baking soda almost to a boil. Gently lower pretzels into water for about 1 minute, turning once. Do not let water come to a full boil. Remove pretzels, and return to greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt.

Step 4

Bake at 475 degrees F (245 degrees C) for about 12 minutes.