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Home » Food » Breads » Homemade Soft Pretzels

Homemade Soft Pretzels

By Lana Stuart · Published: Jan 6, 2015 · Last Modified: Oct 20, 2020 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Homemade Soft Pretzels are a warm, buttery, delicious treat! From @NevrEnoughThyme https://www.lanascooking.com/soft-pretzels/

Homemade Soft Pretzels are a warm, buttery, delicious treat!

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope everyone's holidays were wonderful and you're all looking forward to a new year full of possibilities. I certainly am. Lots of changes going on here and I'm just rolling with them the best I can.

Homemade Soft Pretzels are a warm, buttery, delicious treat! From @NevrEnoughThyme https://www.lanascooking.com/soft-pretzels/

I'm quite pleased that the first blog post for this new year is a TwelveLoaves post. I'm really enjoying being part of this special baking group. It's providing an impetus for me to get back into bread baking - something I really loved in the past but had let slip for a long time.

For this month's TwelveLoaves challenge, I decided to attempt something I'd never tried before. Soft Pretzels. I looked at lots of recipes but finally settled on this one from King Arthur Flour. Who knows baking better than those experts, huh?

I made the recipe several times and even though I still have some work to do to perfect my pretzel forming skills, I'm telling you this recipe is definitely a keeper. I made one of the batches while our grandkids were here and they both gave them a big thumbs up.

And, by the way, it just so happened that there was some warm queso dip going on the stovetop at the same time and BeeBop had the genius idea of combining the two. Ever had a warm pretzel dipped in queso? No? OMGosh are you missing out!

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How to Make Homemade Soft Pretzels

Ingredients in mixing bowl for Homemade Soft Pretzels

Combine all the dough ingredients in a large bowl and beat until well combined. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes until soft and smooth.

Resting dough for Homemade Soft Pretzels

Flour the dough and place it in a bag or covered in a bowl to rest for 30 minutes.

Soda topping for Homemade Soft Pretzels

While the dough rests, make the topping. Combine the boiling water and baking soda in a medium bowl or large measuring cup, stirring until the soda is completely dissolved. Note: this mixture will overflow a one-cup measure, so a larger container is needed for mixing. Allow the soda-water mixture to sit and cool to room temperature while you proceed with the pretzels.

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with either a light coat of oil or line it with parchment paper.

Divide soft pretzel dough into 8 pieces

Divide the dough into 8 pieces. Allow the dough to sit uncovered for 5 minutes.

Pour the cooled soda-water into a 9” square pan.

Shaping pretzels for Homemade Soft Pretzels

Roll each piece of dough into a long thin rope and twist each into a pretzel shape.

Soft Pretzels in soda water bath

Working with 4 pretzels at a time, place them into the soda-water. Spoon the water over the tops of the pretzels and leave them to sit in the water for 2 minutes.

Soft Pretzels ready to bake

Remove with a slotted spoon or spatula and place on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse kosher or pretzel salt. Allow the pretzels to rest, uncovered, for 10 minutes.

Brush soft pretzels with butter

Bake for 8-9 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the pretzels from the oven and immediately brush with the melted butter. Continue brushing until all the butter is used. It's pretty interesting how the pretzels turn a dark brown immediately when brushed with the butter.

Serve warm with mustard or cheese sauce.

Enjoy!

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More About the Twelve Loaves baking group:

#TwelveLoaves is a monthly bread baking party created by Lora from Cake Duchess (now Savoring Italy) and is run with the help of Heather of girlichef (now All Roads Lead to the Kitchen) which runs smoothly with the help of our bakers.

Our host this month is Kim from NinjaBaker.com, and our theme is Happy New Year. For more bread recipes, visit the #TwelveLoaves Pinterest board.

Recipes from this month's bakers:

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  • Pretzel Buns from Karen's Kitchen Stories
  • Rosca de Reyes from girlichef
  • Sweet Pretzels from Cake Duchess
  • Whole Wheat Cranberry Orange Muffins from Rhubarb and Honey

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Homemade Soft Pretzels are a warm, buttery, delicious treat! From @NevrEnoughThyme https://www.lanascooking.com/soft-pretzels/

Homemade Soft Pretzels are a warm, buttery, delicious treat! From @NevrEnoughThyme https://www.lanascooking.com/soft-pretzels/

Soft Pretzels

Delicious, buttery, homemade soft pretzels warm from the oven.
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Course: Breads
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 19 minutes
Servings: 8 pretzels
Calories: 184kcal
Author: Lana Stuart

Ingredients

For the dough:

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1 pkg. active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water

For the topping:

  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 tblsp. baking soda
  • Coarse salt
  • 3 tblsp. butter melted
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Instructions

  • Combine all the dough ingredients in a large bowl and beat until well combined. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes until soft and smooth.
  • Flour the dough and place it in a bag or bowl, covered, to rest for 30 minutes.
  • While the dough rests, make the topping. Combine the boiling water and baking soda in a medium bowl or large measuring cup, stirring until the soda is completely dissolved. Note: this mixture will overflow a one-cup measure, so a larger container is needed for mixing. Allow the soda-water mixture to sit and cool to room temperature while you proceed with the pretzels.
  • Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with either a light coat of oil or line it with parchment paper.
  • Divide the dough into 8 pieces. Allow the dough to sit uncovered for 5 minutes.
  • Pour the cooled soda-water into a 9” square pan.
  • Roll each piece of dough into a long thin rope and twist each into a pretzel shape.
  • Working with 4 pretzels at a time, place them into the soda-water. Spoon the water over the tops of the pretzels and leave them to sit in the water for 2 minutes.
  • Remove with a slotted spoon or spatula and place on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Sprinkle with coarse kosher or pretzel salt.
  • Allow the pretzels to rest, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
  • Bake for 8-9 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Remove the pretzels from the oven and immediately brush with the melted butter. Continue brushing until all the butter is used.
  • Serve warm with mustard or cheese sauce.

Notes

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1g | Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 716mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g

Nutrition information is calculated by software based on the ingredients in each recipe. It is an estimate only and is provided for informational purposes. You should consult your health care provider or a registered dietitian if precise nutrition calculations are needed for health reasons.

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Comments

  1. Sue says

    January 10, 2016 at 6:14 pm

    These were such an easy pretzel to make, especially having never made them before. They were absolutely delicious!! This recipe will be saved! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Lana Stuart says

      January 10, 2016 at 7:25 pm

      Thanks, Sue! So glad you like them.

      Reply
  2. Nutmeg Nanny says

    January 09, 2015 at 7:34 am

    I have wanted to make pretzels for years! Love this! I would love them warm dipped in whipped cream cheese...yum!

    Reply
  3. Carol at Wild Goose Tea says

    January 08, 2015 at 2:12 pm

    I love soft pretzels, but alas I know I will never make them. I look at yours and lust, however.

    Reply
  4. Angie | Big Bear's Wife says

    January 08, 2015 at 1:41 pm

    ooo man, I sure do love these! I keep seeing Soft Pretzels everywhere today! I need to make these asap!

    Reply
  5. Miss P says

    January 08, 2015 at 8:19 am

    Amazing!!

    Miss P

    Reply
  6. Bea says

    January 07, 2015 at 7:15 pm

    Happy Happy Happy New Year to you and yours!!! In Germany we eat sweet pretzels for good luck on New Year's Day and I make one big pretzel that lasts us for a couple of days.

    I love any type of pretzel and your version looks fantastic. Love that the recipe does not contain any dairy (besides the brushing of butter). Love it!

    Reply
    • Lana Stuart says

      January 08, 2015 at 10:16 am

      One big pretzel sounds like fun, Bea! I'll have to give that a try next time.

      Reply
  7. Robin @ A Shaggy Dough Story says

    January 07, 2015 at 5:01 pm

    I so want one of those pretzels right now. Beautiful!

    Reply
  8. Kate @ Diethood says

    January 07, 2015 at 10:43 am

    Ooooh I LOVE how yours fluffed up! They look aaaa.may.zing!

    Reply
    • Lana Stuart says

      January 08, 2015 at 10:15 am

      I was surprised at how much they rose, Kate. Very light and fluffy.

      Reply
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