German Pretzels

by Editorial Staff

Fragrant, crispy German pretzels are pretzels that do not require expensive ingredients to make, which makes baking affordable for every housewife.

Summary

Prep Time	30 mins
Cook Time	25 mins
Total Time	55 mins
Course	Baking
Cuisine	German
Servings (Default: 12)

Ingredients

Flour – 500 g
Warm water – 200 ml
Pressed yeast – 20 g
Butter (room temperature) – 2 tablespoons
Sugar – 1 teaspoon
Salt – 0.5 teaspoon
Soda – 1 teaspoon
Coarse salt for sprinkling (optional)

Instructions

Pour warm (35-40 degrees) water into a deep bowl, add sugar and yeast. We leave for 5 minutes.
Pour the required amount of sifted flour into a bowl, add salt and soft butter.
Knead a homogeneous dough. (The yeast dough for this recipe does not require lengthy proofing.)
Divide the dough into 12-15 pieces. Stretch each part into a rope (approximately 40 cm long) with thinner edges.
Form a pretzel, leave for 15-20 minutes.
Pour 1 liter of water into a saucepan and add 1 teaspoon. baking soda. We are waiting for the solution to boil. Remove the pan from the heat and dip each pretzel in hot water for 30 seconds. We take out the pretzels from the water with a slotted spoon (not aluminum!).
We spread the pretzels on a baking sheet covered with foil or parchment, leave warm for 25-30 minutes.
Then we send the German pretzels to the oven, preheated to 200 degrees, for 20-27 minutes. Sprinkle hot pretzels with water and sprinkle with coarse salt (if desired).
We serve German pretzels with soup, tea, beer, etc.

Enjoy your meal!

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