Soft Pretzels

I served these for dinner a couple of weeks ago. We had watermelon and green salad for sides. Everyone loved them.

Makes 8 pretzels

1 cup warm water

1 Tbs instant yeast

Dissolve yeast in water, then add:

1 Tbs sugar or honey

1 tsp. salt

3 cups flour (I used half white, half wheat)

Knead for 5 minutes in Bosch or Kitchenaid machine. Let rest for about 10 minutes. Divide dough into 8 equal pieces.  Roll each one into a 14” – 16” inch “snake”. Form into pretzels and bake at 375° for 20 – 25 minutes. 

You can also do a twist right here

After they are baked, top with the following:

For Parmesan pretzels:

Melt 1 tsp. butter for each pretzel. Brush on hot pretzel and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning. Serve with marinara or Alfredo sauce.

For cinnamon sugar pretzels:

Melt 1 tsp. butter for each pretzel. Brush on hot pretzel and sprinkle with a cinnamon sugar mixture. 

This one has a twist in it