Name: Buttery Soft Pretzels
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C), or more as needed - 1 ¼ cups; Active dry yeast - 4 teaspoons; White sugar - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 5 cups; White sugar - ½ cup; Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons; Vegetable oil, or more as needed - 1 tablespoon; Baking soda - ½ cup; Hot water - 4 cups; Kosher salt, for topping - ¼ cup

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40 min.

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Ingredients for - Buttery Soft Pretzels

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

2. Active dry yeast - 4 teaspoons

3. White sugar - 1 teaspoon

4. All-purpose flour - 5 cups

5. White sugar - ½ cup

6. Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons

7. Vegetable oil, or more as needed - 1 tablespoon

8. Baking soda - ½ cup

9. Hot water - 4 cups

10. Kosher salt, for topping - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Buttery Soft Pretzels

1. Stage

Pour 1 1/4 cups warm water into a medium bowl. Dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water; let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2. Stage

Mix flour, 1/2 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. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3. Stage

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. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4. Stage

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

5. Stage

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

6. Stage

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. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

7. Stage

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. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

8. Stage

Bake in preheated oven until browned, about 8 minutes.

9. Stage

Enjoy! DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS