I started making pretzels my senior year of high school. My friend had to make them for a culinary class he was taking and I helped him out. Pretzels are very easy to make, probably one of the easiest breads because it takes only 20 minutes and you don't really have to wait for the dough to rise (but they'll be a little lighter if you let them rise for 10-15 minutes). These are great to make for snacks and really fun to make with little kids.
The recipe I used is from the cooking network, but I've changed it a little.
Pretzels
5 cups of all purpose flour
1 packet dry yeast (or 2 1/2 tsp)
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 cups warm water (add more if flour is not all absorbed)
1/2 cup of baking soda
First off: Preheat oven to 350
Dissolve yeast and brown sugar in warm water then add flour and salt. Knead dough until smooth. Fill a pot with water and add baking soda, let boil.
Cut off golf ball sized pieces of dough from dough and roll into thick sticks. Form a U then cross the ends, twisting at the middle. Fold the ends back down to meet the U (which is now an O) and press to secure the dough.
After the water and baking soda has come to a boil place pretzels into the water for 30 seconds and then place them on a cookie sheet, sprinkle pretzels with salt (or whatever else you like, cinnamon sugar, Parmesan, etc.)
Put the pretzels in the oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown then take them out and let cool and EAT!
Total Time: About 30 minutes
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