Soft Pretzels

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• to taste cooking spray, for the baking sheets (like pam)
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 package dry active yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons coarse salt

Recipe

• 1 place an oven rack in the center of the oven.
• 2 preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• 3 spray the 2 baking sheets with the cooking oil.
• 4 pour the warm water into a large mixing bowl, sprinkle yeast over the water and let stand for about 5 minutes.
• 5 stir until completely dissolved.
• 6 add sugar, table salt, and 1 cup of flour; stir until blended.
• 7 add 2 more cups of flour a 1/2 cup at a time, stirring to blend after each addition.
• 8 the dough should be well blended.
• 9 sprinkle some flour over a clean kitchen surface or board.
• 10 turn the dough onto the floured surface. knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, sprinkling with flour if the dough is sticky.
• 11 pull the dough into 12 equal pieces.roll 1 piece into a rope about 15 inches or any length you desire, depending on the size of the heart you want to make. put the pretzel on a baking sheet and continue with the remaining dough.
• 12 beat the egg in a small bowl and add 1 tablespoon of water.beat together.
• 13 brush the egg wash over each pretzel using a pastry brush.
• 14 sprinkle the coarse salt over the pretzels with your finger.
• 15 bake until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
• 16 allow to cool on a baking rack before serving.