Homemade Soft Pretzels

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My husband and I love this recipe. The first time I made them, I did not have a stand mixer (which I have now invested in, so I mixed by hand. The pretzels did turn out very good, but my arm was hurting later from all the mixing. I prepared a simple beer cheese sauce with them and they were awesome. I now have to make them for my entire family for Christmas.

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One huge problem with these pretzels! You better make sure you have enough ingredients on hand to make a second batch. They went fast! Easy for the kids to help as well

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I've made this recipe several times now, and each time was just fantastic. I always use half whole wheat flour and half unbleached all purpose flour, and always have great success. The ONLY thing I do differently is the portion size. Usually I make them half as big as AB does, and make 16 pretzels. I like this size better than the gigantic ones that you buy from a pretzel vendor. It's closer to the size of the ones you can buy at the grocery store. I made these for an appetizer for a dinner party, and I made them a quarter of the size, so I made 32 of them, and they disappeared! I also make homemade mustard, but I use half black mustard seeds and half yellow. YUM!

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This pretzel recipe is the best! I have made it three times and each time has been great. I follow the recipe exactly. Always weigh the flour, makes a huge difference. Also use Pam to spray on the parchment paper and they won't stick. On the show he uses 4oz of dough for each pretzel, and I find that they are the perfect size that way. I've been having a hard time finding pretzel salt so I have been using kosher. Also they freeze really well, just heat in the microwave for 1 minute and it tastes just like it came out of the oven!

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All I can say is WOW! These were incredibly easy to make and they turned out fantastic! They are crusty on the outside and light and delicate in the center with a buttery hint. The ONLY thing I did different from the instructions was that instead of using vegetable oil, I used Butter Pam to heavily spray the parchment (with absolutely NO STICKING! and I couldn't find pretzel salt, so I sprinkled them with course kosher salt.

I feel like I am ruined for other pretzels now because these were so good others just can't measure up! Just be sure to follow the instructions, especially the boiling part.

BTW, I measured my flour - 22oz. - and like a previous post said, it is not 4 1/2 cups, it was less by almost a cup.

I will DEFINITELY be making these again!

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This recipe turned out perfectly for me -- even at nearly 7,000 feet! I had tried another on another cooking site, but the dough was to rise twice. It was much more difficult to work with and the center parts of the pretzel filled in when immersed in the soda water, creating "pretzel rolls".

Maybe I'm more dense than others, but here's a HUGE warning:
Mix the 10 cups of water and 2/3 cup of baking soda together before bringing the water to a boil. Oh, boy, what a mess on the stove top when helf the water overflowed the pan as I poured in the baking soda!

They're worth it, though!

Colorado Mountain Cook

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I made these for a family get together and everyone LOVED them! I made them smaller so they were more snack sized, maybe 2 or 3 bites. Not as hard as you would think to make! =

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maybe i did something wrong... but mine did not taste like pretzels. more like bread sticks.

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Great recipe, but I consider it sacrilege to add butter to a soft pretzel. I'm from Philly and around here, nothing but flour, salt, yeast, and baking soda goes into a soft pretzel.

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I DIDN'T HAVE ACTIVE YEAST ON HAND.THIS WORKED:2 1/4 C.FLOUR,1/2 TBLSP.SUGAR,2 TSPS BAKING POWDER,OPT:GARLIC POWDER & ONION POWDER I USED ABOUT 2 TSPS I SPRINKLED IT IN.MIX THAT ALL TOGETHER.THEN ADD 3/4 C. OF HOT WATER & 2 TBLSP. UNSALTED BUTTER 2 MELT BUTTER.I GOT 5 C. OF WATER BOILING W/1/3 C. BAKING SODA.I MADE LITTLE NUGGETS.FOLLOW THE REST OF INSTRUCTIONS.PLACE ON A GREASED SHEET I DIDN'T GREASE MINE & THEY STUCK A LITTLE.THESE ARE DELICIOUS.THEY TASTE LIKE BAGELS.YOU COULD EVEN MAKE THESE SWEET W/CINNAMON & SPRINKLE W/SUGAR.ADD THIS TO YOUR TASTE START OUT W/2 TEASPOONS OF CINNAMON & THEN SPRINKLE W/SUGAR & SERVE W/POWDERED SUGAR GLAZE.