Professional Baker Teaches You How To Make PRETZELS!

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

Whole wheat flour is more nutritious.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

Pour 2/3 cup of hot tap water into a bowl.

Add 2/3 cup of milk to the water to reach an ideal temperature of 110°F.

Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and add it to the liquid mixture.

Weigh out 6 grams of yeast and 12 grams of sugar; add to the liquid mixture.

Measure 525 grams of all-purpose flour and 5 grams of salt; combine with the liquid mixture.

Mix until the dough cannot be worked with a spoon, then turn it onto a work surface.

Knead the dough by hand for about five minutes until elastic.

Cover the dough and let it rise for 90 minutes until it has doubled in size.

Divide the dough into pieces weighing about 75 grams each.

Roll each piece into a long rope and shape it into a pretzel by forming a U, twisting it twice, and pressing down the ends.

Place shaped pretzels on parchment-lined baking trays and let them sit for another 20 minutes, covered.

Prepare a boiling solution with 1 liter of water and 50 grams of baking soda in a nonreactive pot.

Boil the pretzels in batches for 90 seconds using a slotted spoon, ensuring not to crowd them.

Mix 2 egg yolks with a couple of tablespoons of water to create an egg wash.

Brush the boiled pretzels with the egg wash and sprinkle with coarse salt.

Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake the pretzels for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.

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