90 minute soft pretzles

12 pretzles

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3½ cup All purpose flour
2 tablespoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 pack Active dry yeast
1 cup Water
1 tablespoon Margerine
1 tablespoon Water
1 Egg yolk, beaten
Coarse salt

Directions

Mix 1c flour, sugar, salt and undissolved yeast. Heat 1c water and margerine to 123 degrees. Gradually add to dry ingredients; beat 2 mins at medium speed of mixer. Add 1/2c flour.

Beat at high speed 2 mins. Stir in enough additional flour to make a soft dough. On floured board, knead 5 mins. Set in greased bowl; turn to grease top. Cover and let rise in warm draft-free place 40 mins.

Divide dough into 12 equal pieces. Roll each into a 20 inch rope.

Shape into pretzles or other things. Place on greased baking sheets.

Cover, let rise 5 mins. Mix egg yolk and 1T water; brush on pretzles.

Sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake at 375 15 mins. Originally on Cooking Echo Shared again by Lisa Greenwood Submitted By WESLEY PITTS On 08-04-95

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