Bread Machine Pretzels

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup water

  room temperature
• 1 tablespoon butter

  room temperature
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoon dry active yeast
• 6 cups water

  for cooking water
• 1/3 cup baking soda

  for cooking water
• 1 egg

  to brush on before baking
• 2-3 tablespoon melted butter
• 2 teaspoon coarse salt

  for topping

Instructions

• 1 Place 1 cup water, butter, sugar, salt, flour and dry yeast in bread machine pan
  in order listed. Do not mix.
• 2 Select Dough setting and press start.
• 3 When cycle is complete, remove dough and transfer to lightly floured surface.
• 4 Preheat oven to 400º F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly spray
  with cooking spray.
• 5 Divide dough into 6 equal portions.
• 6 Roll each piece of dough into a 18-20 inch rope.
• 7 Shape rope into U, take 2 ends and cross over 1 or 2 times. Bring end towards
  you, fold down leaving ends over-hang a bit. Press down a bit where dough
  intersects at the bottom.
• 8 Prepare baking soda water. Using large pot bring 6 cups of water to rapid
  simmer. Add baking soda slowly to water, stir to dissolve. Reduce heat to
  maintain a simmer.
• 9 Place 1 to 2 pretzels into water. Do not overcrowd pot. 
• 10 Cook for 30 seconds, flip and cook for another 30 seconds.
• 11 Using large slotted ladle remove pretzels and transfer to baking sheet. 
• 12 Prepare egg wash by whisking together egg with 1 tsp of water.
• 13 Brush pretzels with egg wash. Sprinkle with coarse salt. My favorite is coarse
  sea salt.
• 14 Bake 400º F for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
• 15 Remove from oven and brush generously with melted butter. 

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