David’s Bavarian Pretzels
*from thefoodnanny.com
Ingredients:
- 1 tsp White sugar
- 4 tsp Red Star active dry yeast
- 1 ¾ Cups Warm water between 100-110 degrees
- 5 Cups flour
- 1/2 Cup White sugar
- 1 ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Canola Oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/4 to 1/2 Cup More warm water if needed
- Pretzel Bath
1/2 Cup Baking Soda
- 4 Cups Hot water (as hot as you can get it out of the tap)
- For on top
- French Gray Salt as desired for sprinkling on the Pretzels.
- Melted butter
Directions
In a small bowl put 1 teaspoon sugar. Add the yeast and 1 ¾ cups warm water. Stir gently. Cover and let rise until foamy. About 10 minutes.
In a large bowl or the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer add: 5 cups flour, ½ cup sugar and 1 ½ teaspoons salt. Blend well. Add the yeast mixture, canola, and honey. Mix thoroughly. Add ¼ to ½ cup warm water to get the consistency of soft dough. Combine. Turn out onto lightly floured surface and Knead by hand or knead in the mixer for up to 7 minutes.
- Put a little olive oil in a large bowl and place the kneaded dough into bowl. Cover with a dish towel and let rise 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Push the dough out onto the counter and cut into 12 pieces. Roll each piece by hand about 20 inches long. Shape into a Pretzel. Set aside on the counter. Continue shaping the dough into Pretzels until you have 12 Pretzels.
- Spray a baking sheet with oil. In a large bowl mix the hot water and soda together. Mix until dissolved. Immediately dunk each pretzel into the hot soda mixture. Place on greased baking sheet, sprinkle with French Gray Salt as desired. Place in the oven and bake for 8 minutes. Brush with melted butter or any other topping (aka cinnamon and sugar, etc).
Serve right out of the oven or place on cooling rack to cool.
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