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Pretzel Bread

In a large bowl, combine sugar, salt, yeast mixture and 2 cups flour;

Recipe Summary Pretzel Bread

Like a pretzel, this bread has a salty brown crust and a tender texture--perfect for sandwiches.

Ingredients | Best Soft Pretzel Recipe

1 cup milk

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 envelope Fleischmann's® RapidRise Yeast

2 teaspoons salt

3 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed

3 quarts water

¾ cup baking soda

1 egg

1 teaspoon water

Directions

Heat milk and butter until warm (100 degrees to 110 degrees F); the butter will not completely melt. Combine with undissolved yeast and brown sugar in a large mixer bowl. Stir in salt and 2 cups flour, beat for 3 minutes. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Combine boiling solution and bring to a boil. Punch dough down and divide into 2 equal pieces. Form each piece into a tight, smooth ball. Boil each loaf in the solution for 2 minutes, turning after 1 minute. Remove loaves from pot using a slotted spoon and place on a greased baking sheet.

Brush with egg wash and cut a cross in the top. Bake for 15 minutes then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F and bake an additional 10 to 12 minutes until the loaves are evenly browned. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Variations:

Rolls: Divide dough into 8 pieces and roll each into a ball. Use same procedure as listed above. Boil, egg wash, score top and bake for the same amount of time.

Chocolate Rolls: Divide dough into 8 equal pieces. Flatten each piece into a disk, place 1/2-ounce of chocolate in the center of the disk then fold up the edges to seal the chocolate in the roll. Continue with same process for rolls.

Info | Best Soft Pretzel Recipe

prep: 20 mins cook: 27 mins additional: 1 hr 2 mins total: 1 hr 49 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 2 (7-inch) loaves

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