SOFT PRETZEL RECIPE - WELL SUITED FOR PRETZEL DOGS

I’m a full-time father.  In our home you need to find new and interesting things to do all the time.  One great activity is cooking together.   With two young boys I found that baking is one of the better activities we enjoy as a group and they get to see what they’ve made ...and eat what they create.  Take for instance soft pretzels.  I’ve been working on this recipe and as I improve it, I’ll repost this article with better modified instructions.

LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES

Let me give you a bit of background.  I’ve been at this recipe for weeks now.  There were two problems I had immediately upon my first batch which took time to figure out the solution.  One was color, my pretzels were white, they didn’t look like Auntie Anne’s or even the cheap ones in the mall! My second issue was taste and texture.  They tasted bland and were dense in texture. 

This recipe is bulletproof.  The taste is honestly similar to an Auntie Anne style pretzel as is the texture.  They are brown all the way around too.  So take heart folks, if you’ve already bumped your nose on Internet recipes that don’t deliver, look no further. 

I’ve found no matter what recipe I’ve started with over time, the ones that are outstanding or really delicious are the ones using the lye dipping solution, I’ll get to that.  I do know I have some keys to making your pretzels come close to the type you taste from Auntie Anne’s and how you can have a great experience in baking. This recipe calls for Occidental ...   more »