Soft Pretzels!

Miss us? We took a little mini fishing trip to Flaming Gorge...fun stuff! I made this recipe yesterday when we had friends over and it was such a hit that the kids wanted to make them again today.
Add the salt to the bread maker (I know we are cheating a bit).

Then the flour

Viv and Kai love to watch the bread maker mix everything up.

Listen to the Fehries ask when its going to be done for 1 hour 20 minutes then cut into small strips.

Stretch and twist.

Make some agave mustard dipping sauce.

Delish!

Soft Pretzels from the Bread Machine

Ingredients:
•1-1/2 cups water
•1 tsp. kosher salt
•1 Tbsp. firmly-packed light brown sugar
•3-1/2 cups flour
•2 tsp. active dry yeast
•2 quarts water
•1/3 cup baking soda
•kosher salt
Preparation:
1.Place the first five ingredients in your bread machine in the order specified by the manufacturer.


2.Set the machine to the dough cycle.


3.When cycle is complete, turn dough out onto a lightly-floured surface, and let it rest a few minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. Get out two baking sheets, and place a rack over a third baking sheet.


4.Divide dough into 12-14 equal pieces. Roll each piece out to a 15-inch rope.


5.Make a U with each rope, then cross the ends. Pick up the ends and twist, then fold up to make a pretzel shape. Pinch to seal. To see what this looks like, check out this step-by-step tutorial of how to make soft pretzels. Place the pretzels on the salted baking sheets.


6.Place the 2 quarts of water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add the baking soda, then reduce the heat to a simmer.


7.Slide 2-3 pretzels at a time into the baking soda bath. Let them simmer about 2 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove the pretzels. Transfer to the cooling rack. Sprinkle with kosher salt.


8.When all of the pretzels have come out of the baking soda bath, transfer them to the salted baking sheets.


9.Bake 8-12 minutes until golden brown.