Ingredients

• 1 tsp. yeast
• 1 ½ tsp. dark brown sugar
• 2 tsp. honey
• 4 c. bread flour
• 1 ½ c. warm water
• 2 tsp. table salt
• 3 tsp. baking soda
• 1 egg
• Pretzel salt

Method

1. Put water on to boil and add baking soda.
2. Mix yeast, sugar, honey, and water. Let stand 5 minutes.
3. Turn heat under water down a little so it doesn’t bubble.
4. Scramble the egg and set bowl aside.
5. Add flour and table salt into mixture of yeast/water, and knead. Sprinkling extra flour on surface will keep dough from sticking.
6. Make pretzel designs with dough. For softer, chewier pretzel, make it as thick as your Dad’s finger.
7. Put pretzel in water and cook for 25-30 seconds on each side.
8. Coat with egg, sprinkle on pretzel salt, and bake at 375̊ for 15-20 minutes, or until it looks just how you like it.