{"id":33,"date":"2008-05-03T12:14:01","date_gmt":"2008-05-03T20:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=33"},"modified":"2008-05-03T12:14:01","modified_gmt":"2008-05-03T20:14:01","slug":"soft-pretzels-a-recipe-for-bavarian-pretzels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/03\/soft-pretzels-a-recipe-for-bavarian-pretzels\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Pretzels: A Recipe for Bavarian Pretzels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"beersmith\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/03\/soft-pretzels-a-recipe-for-bavarian-pretzels\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/pretzels_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85 aligncenter\" title=\"Pretzels\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/pretzels_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nothing goes better with a cold homebrewed beer than a big soft pretzel fresh from the oven! Today we&#8217;re going to set <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/category\/homebrewing\/\">homebrewing<\/a> aside and look instead at a recipe for large, Bavarian beer pretzels . Below is a recipe I&#8217;ve used for years to create delicious pretzels at home:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soft Pretzel Recipe &#8211; makes one dozen large pretzels:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li> 1 packet active dry bread yeast<\/li>\n<li> 1 cup warm water<\/li>\n<li> 2 tablespoons soft butter or margarine<\/li>\n<li> 2 3\/4 cups bread flour<\/li>\n<li> 1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li> 1 tablespoon sugar<\/li>\n<li> 5 teaspoons baking soda (for glazing)<\/li>\n<li> Coarse salt (if desired)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li> In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup warm water and packet of yeast.<\/li>\n<li> Mix in 1-1\/2 cups of flower, the 2 tblsp margarine, 1\/2 tsp salt and tblsp sugar. Beat the entire mixture for 3 minutes to mix well.<\/li>\n<li> Slowly mix in the remaining 1-1\/4 cups of flour, and knead dough until all of the flour is mixed in and dough loses its stickiness.<\/li>\n<li> Set aside in bowl, and let it rise until dough reaches approximately double its original size.<\/li>\n<li> Divide dough into twelve approximately equal pieces. Using your palms, roll each piece into 18&#8243; lengths about pencil thickness. Loop and twist the lengths into pretzel shapes and place on a greased baking sheet. Allow pretzels to rise again until they approximately double in girth.<\/li>\n<li> Preheat oven to 475 degrees, and ready a boiling solution of 4 cups of water, and the 5 tsp of baking soda in a shallow non-aluminum (note &#8211; aluminum may react with baking soda).<\/li>\n<li> With a plastic spatula, carefully lift each pretzel from the sheet and lower it into the boiling baking soda solution for 15-20 seconds. This will glaze the pretzels once you bake them.<\/li>\n<li> Sprinkle the pretzels with coarse salt (if desired, they&#8217;re great without salt as well), and bake approximately 7-10 minutes until browned. Serve warm, topped with mustard or cheese, and a pint of your favorite beer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is nothing more wonderful than a fresh hot pretzel with a nice cold homebrew! Thanks again for joining us on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\">BeerSmith Home Brewing Blog<\/a>. Have a great day and happy brewing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy soft pretzels at home with your homebrewed beer!  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