Philadelphia Soft Pretzels Recipe

How to make it

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• Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of the warm water.
• Let yeast stand for about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the rest of the water.
• Mix 4 cups all purpose flour and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the yeast and enough additional flour to make a stiff dough.
• Knead dough for 10 minutes on lightly floured board OR until dough is elastic.
• Form the dough into a ball, coat with butter, place in bowl.
• Cover the bowl with a damp towel and let rise for 45 minutes.
• Pinch off small dough ball and form into a 20" long x 1/2" diameter rope.
• Form dough rope into pretzel shape (OR bake them as sticks, patties, etc.).
• Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
• Butter a baking sheet.
• Bring to a boil 4 cups of water.
• Dissolve baking soda in boiling water.
• Drop shaped pretzels into boiling water .
• Allow to simmer until pretzels float to the surface.
• Remove pretzels with slotted spoon or spider.
• Drain pretzels on paper toweling.
• Place pretzels onto buttered baking sheet.
• Sprinkle with Kosher salt, to taste.
• Bake for 12 minutes OR until golden.