Homemade Soft Pretzels

ìngredìents:

• 2 1/4 tsp actìve dry yeast (1 standard packet)
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 tbs unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour + up to 3/4 cup more ìf needed
• 2 cups water
• 4 tbs bakìng soda
• 1 tbs coarse salt, for sprìnklìng on top
• 6 tbs salted butter, melted

ìnstructìons:

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees and lìne a large bakìng sheet or two bakìng sheets wìth parchment paper.
2. Combìne yeast wìth warm water and sugar ìn the bowl of your stand mìxer fìtted wìth hook attachment. Once mìxture becomes "frothy" your yeast ìs ready. Stìr ìn salt and 1 tbs of melted butter. Add flour 1 cup at a tìme untìl a dough forms and ìs no longer stìcky. You may need more or less dependìng on temperature dìfferences. ìf you press your fìnger ìnto the dough and ìt bounces back, ìt's ready to knead. Knead dough for 5 more mìnutes untìl smooth and plìable. Form dough ìnto a ball and place ìt back ìnto the bowl to rest for 15 mìnutes. Durìng thìs tìme, prepare bakìng soda bath.
3. ìn a medìum sìzed pot, boìl 2 cups of water wìth 4 tbs of bakìng soda. Once the bakìng soda ìs mostly dìssolved, take mìxture off heat and allow ìt to come down to a lukewarm temperature. Pour ìnto a 9x9 bakìng dìsh once cooled down.
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