Miele Cooks - Homemade Bavarian Soft Pretzels

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber while bread flour enhances chewiness.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and a distinct flavor.

coarse sea salt

🥗Healthier: kosher salt

💰Cheaper: table salt

Kosher salt is more accessible and dissolves well.

Add 1.25 cups warm water to yeast and let it sit to activate.

In a stand mixer bowl, combine 4 cups all-purpose flour, 0.25 cup sugar, and 1.5 teaspoons salt.

Mix the dry ingredients on low speed until combined.

Add the activated yeast mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until dough starts to come together.

Switch to a dough hook and knead the dough on low speed for 7 to 10 minutes, adding water if necessary.

Knead the dough on a countertop for about 3 minutes, checking for stickiness and adding flour if needed.

Spray a bowl with baking spray, place the dough inside, cover with saran wrap, and let it rise for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, divide the dough into 8 pieces and shape each into a log.

Prepare a mixture of 0.5 cup warm water and 2 tablespoons baking soda.

Dip each dough log into the baking soda mixture until fully coated.

Shape each log into a pretzel by forming a rainbow shape and crossing the ends over twice, then wrapping them back around to the top.

Place the shaped pretzels on two trays lined with parchment paper.

Program the combi steam oven to use combination mode with three stages: 1) 215°F for 8 minutes at 100% moisture, 2) 400°F for 10 minutes at 60% humidity, 3) 425°F for 10 minutes at 0% humidity.

Start the oven and monitor the pretzels as they bake.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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