Homemade Soft Pretzels (BreadMachine)

Homemade Soft Pretzels (BreadMachine)

 

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 C Water
• 3 1/2 C Flour
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 Egg, separated
• 1 TBS Oil
• 1tsp Lemon Juice
• 2 TBS Sugar
• 1/8 tsp White Pepper
• 1 TBS Active Dry Yeast
• 1 TBS Water

Instructions

• -Place water, flour, salt, egg YOLK, oil, lemon juice, sugar, pepper & yeast into your bread machine.
• -Run on "Dough" cycle.
• -Remove dough when complete and place on floured countertop.
• -Cut dough into 16 equal pieces.
• -Roll each into a rope (approx 14" long)
• -Shape each rope into a pretzel
• -Place on greased cookie sheet about 1" apart.
• -Whisk together egg white & 1TBS water.
• -Brush each pretzel w/egg mixture
• -sprinkle with Salt, Kosher salt, or sesame seeds.
• -Bake at 375 for 15-20 min.
• -Pretzels will be golden brown.
 
 
Variations:
• -Leave off the Salt, after baking brush with butter and sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar.
• -Add 1/2 C Parmesan Cheese to dough, after baking brush with butter and sprinkle with more cheese