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I’ve had several requests for this recipe recently, so I
thought I’d post it in a central location! :) I can’t take credit for this recipe though
because I only just got it from my cousin a couple weeks ago. I don’t have a good picture of them -- here is
a small, poorly lit photo if you’re really curious.
Here is what you’ll need:
2 cups water
2 tablespoons yeast
1/3 cup brown sugar
6 cups flour
Kosher Salt
And ½ cup baking soda—But don’t add this to the dough!
Directions:
To activate the yeast: pour 2 cups cool water into a
large liquid measuring cup and microwave on high for 2 minutes. Dissolve 1/3 cup brown sugar into the warm
water and let it sit for a minute or so to let it cool slightly. Then dissolve the 2 tablespoons yeast into the
warm water/sugar mixture. Set aside and let the yeast do its thing! (It should
have a rather thick foamy top after a short while…)
In a separate, larger bowl combine the active yeast
mixture with 6 cups flour and mix until it is a dough. Let the dough sit for anywhere between 15
minutes and an hour. The longer you wait the better and fluffier the dough will
be. At the beginning of this waiting
period, fill a large pot about halfway with water and bring to a boil—pour in
the ½ cup of baking soda at some point during its heating process.
Preheat oven to 420 degrees.
When the dough is ready, you can roll it and make the pretzel
shape. I usually just roll it into small bite-size pieces because it’s easier…
but it’s definitely not as fancy. ;-) Place each pretzel into the boiling water
with baking soda for about 15 seconds then take them out, place them on a
baking sheet and sprinkle with kosher salt. (Hint: place parchment paper on the
baking pans before placing the pretzels down. This will keep them from sticking
to the pan.)
Bake the pretzels until they are evenly browned. (The
length of time will vary depending on the size of the pretzels.)
And you’re done!
Yum!! :)
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