Bagel Dough Soft Pretzels

Makes 6-8

Ingredients:

• 1 Batch Master Bagel Dough
• Kettle Water
• Water
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Toppings
• Coarse salt

Instructions:

Prepare the dough. Once it has had its first rise, gently deflate and divide into 6-8 portions, Make into ropes and form in bretzel (like pretzels and essentially anyway you can!).

Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and let rise 25 minutes.

Preheat the over to 425 F. Bring kettle water to a boil and stir in the sugar, salt and soda. Drop bretzels in, a few at time, turning once, for a total of 10-20 seconds per side. Using a slotted ladle, remove each to the baking sheet and sprinkle on the salt.

Bake until browned, about 15 minutes or so.

Comments:

These are similar to New York City soft pretzels from a street vendor. Find coarse salt in a gourmet store or pretzel salt from King Arthur flour. Serve these with nippy, yellow mustard.

Submitted By:

Marcy Goldman