Easy Soft Pretzels
Easy Soft Pretzels are soft and chewy just like the mall pretzels everyone craves! Once you see how easy they are to make at home, you can enjoy them anytime.
This easy recipe for homemade soft pretzels skips the traditional dipping the pretzels in a baking soda bath and instead we use an egg wash. This helps brown the pretzels and gives them a bit of crisp crust while the insides are light and fluffy.
Why Make these Easy Soft Pretzels?
- This is a pretty quick recipe with no mixer or rising time required.
- Budget friendly snack if you skip the mall food court and make these at home.
- These pretzels are soft, fluffy and delicious and the dipping options are limitless.
Ingredients For Soft Pretzels
- Warm Water
- Dry Active Yeast
- Sugar
- Olive Oil
- All Purpose or Bread Flour
- Kosher Salt
- Egg
- Flake Salt
How to Make Soft Pretzel Dough
- Add warm water to a large bowl with yeast, sugar and olive oil. Stir to combine.
- Add 3 cups of flour with a teaspoon of kosher salt.
- Stir together with a dough whisk or wooden spoon until dough comes together.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 3- 5 minutes until dough is no longer sticky. Adding flour 1 tablespoon at at a time as needed.
- Divide dough in half.
- Divide each dough half into 4 pieces.
- Roll the dough into about a 18 inch rope. Dough can be rolled on the floured surface or between your hands. If dough is resistant to shape, allow it to rest a few minutes and try again.
Shaping Soft Pretzels
- Form the dough into a U shape.
- Twist the ends twice.
- Fold the ends over the round part of the dough. Watch this video if you need more help shaping the pretzel dough.
- Place on a lined baking sheet with about 2 inches in between.
- In a small bowl, beat the egg with a tablespoon of water.
- Brush the pretzel dough with the egg wash using a pastry brush.
- Sprinkle with salt.
Baking Time and Temperature for Soft Pretzels
Bake pretzels at 375° for 8 – 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Dipping Sauce Ideas for Soft Pretzels
- Easy Cheese Sauce: Melt 12 ounces Velveeta cheese with ½ cup milk over medium heat, stirring until melted.
- Garlic Butter: Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a small skillet over low heat with 1 garlic clove sliced in half. Cook 2-3 minutes. Brush over pretzels or dip into melted garlic butter.
- Honey Mustard Sauce: Mix 1/4 cup mustard, 1/4 cup honey and 1/2 cup mayo.
Store and Reheat
- Storage: Store pretzels in an airtight container up to 24 hours at room temperature or up to 2 days in the refrigerator.
- Freeze: Cooked pretzels can be frozen in a single layer in a freezer bag up to 3 months.
- Reheat: Reheat thawed pretzels in air fryer at 350° 1- 2 minutes. For frozen pretzels 3- 4 minutes.
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Easy Soft Pretzels
Easy Soft Pretzels are soft and chewy just like the mall pretzels everyone craves! Once you see how easy they are to make at home, you can enjoy them anytime.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups warm water (100°)
- 1 tablespoon dry active yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 ½ - 4 cups all purpose flour or bread flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- flake sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Add warm water to a large bowl with yeast, sugar and olive oil. Stir to combine.
- Add 3 cups of flour with a teaspoon of kosher salt.
- Stir together with a dough whisk or wooden spoon until dough comes together.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 3- 5 minutes until dough is no longer sticky. Adding flour 1 tablespoon at at a time as needed.
- Divide dough in half.
- Divide each dough half into 4 pieces.
- Roll the dough into about a 18 inch rope. Dough can be rolled on the floured surface or between your hands. If dough is resistant to shape, allow it to rest a few minutes and try again.
- Form the dough into a U shape.
- Twist the ends twice.
- Fold the ends over the round part of the dough.
- Place on a lined baking sheet with about 2 inches in between.
- In a small bowl, beat the egg with a tablespoon of water.
- Brush the pretzel dough with the egg wash using a pastry brush. Sprinkle with salt.
- Bake for 8 – 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
Store and Reheat
- Storage: Store pretzels in an airtight container up to 24 hours at room temperature or up to 2 days in the refrigerator.
- Freeze: Cooked pretzels can be frozen in a single layer in a freezer bag up to 3 months.
- Reheat: Reheat thawed pretzels in air fryer at 350° 1- 2 minutes. For frozen pretzels 3- 4 minutes.
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