Claire Saffitz Makes Homemade Pretzels | Dessert Person

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds a distinct flavor.

coarse sea salt

🥗Healthier: Himalayan pink salt

💰Cheaper: table salt

Himalayan salt offers trace minerals.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Combine dry ingredients: bread flour, kosher salt, and instant yeast in a glass bowl.

Add 270 g of water to the dry ingredients.

Mix the ingredients together until combined.

Use a stand mixer on low speed to knead the dough for 6 to 9 minutes until smooth and supple.

Form the dough into a ball and place it in a bowl, cover it, and let it rise at room temperature until doubled in size (about 1.5 hours).

Once the dough has risen, divide it into 8 equal pieces.

Shape each piece into a pretzel shape, ensuring to create a thick and thin part for texture.

Prepare a baking soda solution by mixing the baked baking soda with water in a ceramic baking dish.

Dip each pretzel in the baking soda solution, then rinse briefly in fresh water to reduce bitterness.

Place the dipped pretzels on a silicone-lined baking tray and brush the tops with egg white wash.

Sprinkle flaky salt on top of the pretzels before baking them.

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