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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 pretzels 70g

Recipe makes 24 pretzels)

Calories 85
Calories from Fat 2 (2%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.2g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 1279mg 53%
Potassium 40mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 18.3g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 2%
Sugars 2.3g
Protein 2.3g 4%

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Week 1

StressBake 7

Auntie's Delicious Soft Pretzels, Amish Recipe

Recipe #45006 | 50 min | 45 min prep | add private note

By: WJKing
Oct 31, 2002

WELL - this is a yummy one! My kids LOVE to help make these! ENJOY! D

24 pretzels (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups water (approx 105 degrees)
  • 1 tablespoon yeast
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 cups occident flour (bread flour)
  • 2 cups flour

Dipping solution

  • 1/2 cup baking soda, into
  • 3 cups hot water
  • sweet creamy butter, for 'dipping' face of pretzels after baking (melt butter, then let set a few minutes, and use paper towel to remove cream which will float to the)

Directions

  1. 1
    Dissolve yeast into warm water.
  2. 2
    Add sugar, then flour& mix well- do not 'knead' as this toughens the dough.
  3. 3
    (Mix just until combined well) Let rise until doubled, at least 20 minutes.
  4. 4
    Cut into long 'ropes'.
  5. 5
    Shape into pretzel shapes, then dip into prepared dipping solution.
  6. 6
    Place on well-greased cookie sheet and sprinkle with pretzel salt.
  7. 7
    Bake at 500-550°F for 4-6 minutes until golden brown.
  8. 8
    Dip face of pretzel into melted butter.
  9. 9
    Variation: add 1 t vanilla to the dough.
  10. 10
    Flavor variations.
  11. 11
    Cinnamon/sugar- omit salt& dip into cinnamon sugar after face has been coated with butter.
  12. 12
    Sour cream& onion- after dipping face of pretzel in butter, sprinkle with sour cream& onion powder Garlic- same as sour cream& onion, but use garlic powder.
  13. 13
    Sesame or poppy seed--BEFORE baking, AFTER dipping into dipping solution, dip pretzel face-down into the seeds, then bake.
  14. 14
    Salt is optional with this one.

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From: Zoesmama

On Oct 13, 2009

Absolutely incredible! We ended up having to knead the dough a bit and had to add more water, but these were just perfect! There's a Dutch Farmer's Market in Annapolis that makes pretzels. They also stuff their pretzel dough with things like hotdogs and cheese; bacon, eggs, and cheese and sausage, eggs and cheese. We made some of the hotdog ones and they came out great! Thanks for sharing this!

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    From: Vitameatavegamin Girl

    On Oct 12, 2009

    WOW is right- this is a wonderful recipe! I did have to add a bit more water, plus had to knead it just a bit to get the flour to incorporate since I'm mixed by hand, but I'm terrible with dough/bread recipes so I'm sure it is just me. I used Kosher and Sea Salt and our favorite was definitely the Sea Salt as well, like one other reviewer stated. Thanks so much- we just love this!

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  • From: touchdown6

    On Jan 15, 2006

    These were great, and really did taste like mall pretzels - it must be the brown sugar. I looked up "occidental" flour, and it seemed like regular all purpose, so I used 4 cups of all purpose, and my dough was a bit on the dry side - maybe I'll use a bit less next time. Overall though, they were great!

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  • From: Piper Lee

    On Jan 2, 2006

    These are the best homemade pretzels I've ever tasted! I have 5 kids who come home "starving" everyday from school and these fill their cavernous bellies right up! Super recipe. I've tried a lot of soft pretzel recipes and this is the one I'm sticking with for good! Thanks for sharing. btw... This recipe only made 7 pretzels so I guess I need to roll them smaller next time; but they were so yummy!

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