Description
Soft, buttery hand-rolled and twisted soft pretzels made with the tang of sourdough. For more tried and true recipes, please visit my blog: Jennifer Cooks.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unfed sourdough starter
- ¾ cup lukewarm water, or more as needed
- ¼ cup powdered milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups water
- 3 tablespoons baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Combine flour
- sourdough starter
- water
- powdered milk
- butter
- brown sugar
- yeast
- and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Mix until dough comes together. Knead until smooth and elastic
- about 5 minutes. Add additional water
- 1 tablespoon at a time
- if dough is dry.
- Remove dough from the bowl and shape into a ball. Clean and dry bowl; grease lightly. Return dough to the bowl. Cover and let rise at room temperature for 1 hour.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly greased surface. Fold and shape into a rectangle. Divide equally into 12 pieces. Keep pieces covered with plastic wrap while working. Roll out 1 piece at a time into a rope about 18 inches long.
- Loop and twist 1 rope into a pretzel shape. Place on a baking sheet while you finish rolling out and shaping the remaining pretzels.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Bring 3 cups water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in baking soda until dissolved. Lower 1 pretzel into the boiling water bath for 30 seconds
- flipping halfway through. Remove using a large flat spatula and place on a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pretzels.
- Beat egg with 1 tablespoon water to make egg wash. Brush each pretzel with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse salt.
- Bake in the preheated oven until dark golden brown
- 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and brush each pretzel with melted butter. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
Servings: 12