Original Recipe Yield 1 dozen
Ingredients
4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 ¼ cups warm water
5 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil (but I doubled that, it helps make it softer and lighter.)
¼ cup baking soda
4 cups hot water
¼ cup kosher salt, for topping
Directions
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water. Let stand until
creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, ½ cup sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center;
add the oil and yeast mixture. Mix and form into dough. If the mixture is dry, add one or
two tablespoons of water. Knead the dough until smooth, about 7 to 8 minutes. Lightly oil
a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap
and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). In a large bowl, dissolve baking soda in
hot water.
4. When risen, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 12 equal
pieces. Roll each piece into a rope and twist into a pretzel shape. Once all of the dough
is all shaped, dip each pretzel into the baking soda solution and place on a greased baking
sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, until browned.
***If you want a sweeter pretzel, add ¼ cup sugar.
(Thanks Morgan!)
Daryl W says
Will have to give this a try, Thanks!
Kaeli says
These just came out of the oven and are wonderful!! Thanks for the recipe!!
Georgia says
I think these will be a wonderful Easter-time treat. Thank for sharing.
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Shera says
These look like so much fun!
Chris says
yay! I love all things Disney! My 3 year old daughter and I often have “Disney parties” in the evenings in which we make a special Disney treat and watch a movie or our vacation planning DVD. I’m adding this to my recipes of Disney treats! Thanks
Lorie says
Has anyone tried it with Almond flour?
Anne says
I also use white whole wheat flour. I am going to make it with that.
Lori says
Anyone try to make these with wheat flour? I usually use white whole wheat in things (milder flavor) but I wonder how it would work with pretzels?
Kristin of Couponing to Disney says
Let me know how it turns out if you try it!
Crystal says
Ooh, we’ll have to try these.They are adorable and we love soft pretzels. Thanks!