Homemade Soft Pretzels

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 40 minutes
• total time: 2 hours

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C), or more as needed

4 teaspoons active dry yeast

1 teaspoon white sugar

5 cups all-purpose flour

½ cup white sugar

1 ½ teaspoons salt

1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or more as needed

½ cup baking soda

4 cups hot water

¼ cup kosher salt, for topping

Directions

Pour 1 ¼ cups warm water into a medium bowl. Dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water; let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

Mix flour, ½ cup sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Make a well in the center; add yeast mixture and oil. Mix well and form into a dough. If mixture is dry, add one or two more tablespoons of water.

Knead dough until smooth, about 7 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place 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.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

Pour 4 cups hot water into a large bowl. Stir in baking soda until dissolved; set aside.

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 shaped, dip each pretzel into the baking soda-hot water solution and place on the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle with kosher salt.

Bake in preheated oven until browned, about 8 minutes.

Enjoy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 237 kcal
• Total Fat: 2 g
• Saturated Fat: 0 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Sodium: 4681 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 49 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 9 g
• Protein: 6 g