Soft Pretzels

Total Time: 2 hrs 18 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water
• 1 package dry active yeast
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons baking soda
• 2 tablespoons coarse salt

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the yeast in the warm water and let stand for 10 minutes.
• 2 add the vegetable oil, salt and 1 1/2 cups flour.
• 3 stir togrther until thoroughly combined.
• 4 add remaining flour and knead dough for 5 minutes.
• 5 let the dough rest for 1 hour.
• 6 divide the dough into 12 equal shapes and reform them into small balls.
• 7 let them rest for 15 minutes.
• 8 roll them into 18" lengths and form them into pretzel shapes or cut each length in half to make sticks.
• 9 preheat oven to 475 degrees.
• 10 in a large pot, place the baking soda and water to a boil.
• 11 let the pretzels rise for a 1/2 hour.
• 12 add the pretzels to the boiling water for 1 minute.
• 13 remove and place on a greased sheetpan.
• 14 sprinkle with coarse salt and bake for 12 minutes.