Soft Pretzels

1cup water
2 3/4 cups bread flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbl. sugar
3 Tbl. soft butter
2 tsp. yeast
8 cups water
3 Tbl. kosher (pickling) salt
Melted butter, kosher salt and poppy seeds(optional), to top with.

Special Instructions:
Layer ingredients into machine as listed above and run on dough setting. Once finished, let dough stand for 20-30 minutes. Break dough into 8 even pieces and roll out to 1/2 inch diameter and shape into pretzels.

Boil 8 cups water with 3 Tbl. of kosher salt. Immerse pretzels n boiling water for 1 minute and place on greased bake pan. Brush with melted butter and top with kosher salt and poppy seeds.

Bake in 475 degree oven for approx. 15 minutes till pretzels are golden brown.

Comments:
These are the same pretzels that have been sold on street corners of New York and Toronto for years. The appearance of soft pretzel kiosks in malls all over suburban Canada has helped bring this underated delicasy some much deserved attention. Try topping your warm pretzels with mustard. Enjoy!

Loaf Size: 2

From: Bob Paton