Name: Soft Homemade Pretzels
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Active dry yeast - 2 (.25 ounce) packages; Warm water (110 degrees F (43 degrees C)) - 1 cup; All-purpose flour - 3 ½ cups; White sugar - 2 tablespoons; Shortening, melted - 1 tablespoon; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Egg yolk - 1; Water - 1 tablespoon; Coarse salt, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Soft Homemade Pretzels

1. Active dry yeast - 2 (.25 ounce) packages

2. Warm water (110 degrees F (43 degrees C)) - 1 cup

3. All-purpose flour - 3 ½ cups

4. White sugar - 2 tablespoons

5. Shortening, melted - 1 tablespoon

6. Salt - 1 teaspoon

7. Egg yolk - 1

8. Water - 1 tablespoon

9. Coarse salt, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Soft Homemade Pretzels

1. Stage

Stir yeast into 1 cup warm water in a large bowl; beat in flour, sugar, shortening, and salt to make a dough. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes.

2. Stage

Place dough into a greased bowl and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down dough and divide into 12 equal-size pieces. Roll each piece into a rope 18 to 20 inches long.

3. Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

4. Stage

Shape each rope of dough into a pretzel on the prepared baking sheet; let pretzels rest for 5 minutes. Beat egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl and brush yolk mixture over each pretzel; sprinkle each with coarse salt.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until pretzels are golden brown, about 15 minutes.