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Homemade Soft Pretzels

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 2/22/19Updated: 1/23/23

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Do you love the warm, buttery soft pretzels you can buy at the mall?  These homemade soft pretzels are even better!

If you love the smell of fresh baking bread in your house you are also going to love Monkey Bread, Focaccia Bread and this delicious Naan Bread.  Can’t beat freshly baked bread!!

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Everyone from sports fans to mall shoppers love soft pretzels.  And what isn’t to love about the warm, salty, buttery snack.  Now you can make them at home for a big game or just a family snack.  And once you make them, you will be looking for excuses to make them again.

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How to Make Soft Pretzels

After your soft pretzel dough has risen for about 30 minutes, divide the dough into 8-16 pieces.  The recipe will make 8 larger pretzels like you would buy at a sporting event.  But I love to use the smaller size for game day parties.

soft pretzel dough

Roll each piece of dough into a rope about 15-20 inches in length., form each rope into a pretzel shape.

soft-pretzels ready to bake

Then dip each pretzel into a mixture of water and baking soda.  This gives the pretzels that nice golden brown color. Once dipped, place pretzels on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.

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Sprinkle them with kosher salt and allow them to rise, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes.

soft pretzels ready to bake

Bake at 500 degree for about 7-9 minutes or until golden brown. Remove them from the oven and brush each pretzel with melted butter.  The more, the better!  Don’t skimp here!!

soft pretzels on a baking sheet

Finally, remove from the cookie sheet and enjoy!  These are best eaten warm.  They can be reheated in the microwave.

hand holding a soft pretzel

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These soft pretzels are the perfect way to enjoy my pretzel dipping sauce.

4.67 from 3 votes
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Soft Pretzels

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Delicious homemade soft pretzels, just like the soft buttery pretzels you love at the mall.
serves: 8 pretzels
Prep:30 minutes
Cook:20 minutes
let rise:1 hour
Total:50 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 C bread flour or all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 1/4 tsp instant dry yeast
  • 1 C warm water
  • 1/2 C warm water
  • 2 Tbsp baking soda
  • kosher salt
  • 4 Tbsp butter melted

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • In your mixer combine flour, salt, sugar and yeast.
  • Stir to combine and then add 1 C warm water.
  • Using bread hook, mix the dough until a soft, smooth dough forms. Knead for about 5-6 minutes.
  • Cover dough with a clean cloth and allow to rise for 30-60 minutes. (I was short on time and only did it for 30 minutes)
  • Place dough on floured counter and divide into 8-16 pieces depending on what size pretzels you want.
  • For pretzels the size of the “mall pretzels” make 8 pieces.
  • Roll each piece into a long rope, about 15-20 inches long. Form into a pretzel shape.
  • Together 1/2 C warm water and 2 Tbsp baking soda. Stir to dissolve soda.
  • Dip pretzel front and back into water mixture.
  • Place on baking sheet covered with parchment or silicone baking mat.
  • Sprinkle with kosher salt.
  • Allow to sit for 10-15 minutes.
  • Bake at 425 degrees for 7-9 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and brush with melted butter. Don’t skimp here!
  • Enjoy warm! Can be reheated in microwave

Tips & Notes:

If you prefer to use dry active yeast, Use 1/4 cup of the 1 cup water and add yeast to it.  Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes until the yeast activates.  Add that into the flour mixture with the remaining water.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 199kcal (10%) Carbohydrates: 29g (10%) Protein: 5g (10%) Fat: 6g (9%) Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) Cholesterol: 15mg (5%) Sodium: 1020mg (44%) Potassium: 49mg (1%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 1g (1%) Vitamin A: 175IU (4%) Calcium: 8mg (1%) Iron: 0.4mg (2%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Bread, Snack
Cuisine:American
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  1. Joan Bay says

    Posted on 2/4 at 2:48 pm

    The recipe says preheat to 425 degrees, but then says to cook at 500 degrees. I am confused!!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne Wilkes says

      Posted on 2/4 at 2:58 pm

      Sorry about that – should be 425 degrees F

      Reply
  2. Julie Spady says

    Posted on 1/9 at 11:00 pm

    I will have to try these…they sound so good! My dad also only watched and played golf. And “the big game”. But I married a non sports man and had two daughters!

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