Auntie's Delicious Soft Pretzels, Amish Recipe

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.