SOFT PRETZELS & Homemade Honey Mustard Sauce

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 for cooking.

coarse sea salt

💰Cheaper: table salt

Table salt is more affordable and widely available.

egg

🥗Healthier: flax egg

💰Cheaper: aquafaba

Flax egg is a vegan alternative.

Combine 1 and 3/4 cups of warm water and 1 tsp of sugar; add 2 packages of active dry yeast and let it bloom for 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine 5 cups of flour and 2 tsp of salt; mix well.

Add the yeast mixture to the dry ingredients; knead for 5 minutes.

Cover the dough with 1 tbsp of vegetable oil and plastic wrap; set in a warm dry place to rise for 1 hour.

After rising, punch out the air and cut the dough into 12 equal pieces.

Roll each piece into 24-inch ropes and twist into pretzel shapes.

Boil water with 1/2 cup of baking soda; dip pretzels in the solution for 30 seconds.

Place pretzels on a baking tray and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.

Bake at 425 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

For the honey mustard dip, combine 3/4 cup mayo, 2 tbsp yellow mustard, 1 tbsp Dijon mustard, 1/4 tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp garlic powder, 3 tbsp honey, and 2 tsp lemon juice.

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