There are some carb-splurges that are totally worth it. One of them being soft homemade pretzels (others: chocolate molten cake, maple donuts, and fettuccini alfredo) How ’bout turning these fellas into clovers to jazz up St. Patrick’s Day! Remember to start making these at least a couple hours before you need them because they have to rise a couple times!

Dissolve 1 1/4 tsp. yeast in 1 1/2 cups of warm water.
To that, add 2 TBS. brown sugar, 1 1/4 tsp. salt and stir to dissolve. Then add 1 cup bread flour and 3 cups of regular flour. Mix and then knead the dough for a few minutes.

After about 1/2 hour or more of rising, pour 2 cups of warm water into a flat dish (I used a bowl but realized I needed to dump it into a flat dish like a cake pan). To the water add 2 TBS. of baking soda. Stir to dissolve and re-stir often.

Soft Pretzels

Soft Pretzels
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast
- 2 TBS. brown sugar
- 1 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup bread flour
- 3 cups flour
- 2 cups water
- 2 TBS. baking soda
- Any toppings you want or dips
Instructions
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Dissolve yeast in 1 1/2 cups warm water.
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Add sugar, salt and stir to dissolve.
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Add the flours and knead the dough for a few minutes.
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Cover the dough and let it rise for at least a half hour.
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After it has risen, break of pieces and roll into thin ropes.
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Shape into pretzels (or any other shape).
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Dip it into a bath of 2 cups warm water and 2 TBS. baking soda.
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Place on a greased cookie sheet. Cover the dough pretzels and let rise another half hour or more.
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Bake at 450 degrees from 7 to 10 minutes until slightly golden on top.
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Brush with melted butter and add toppings (salt, parmesan, cinnamon & sugar, etc.)