Pretzel Homemade

1. 1

   Warm milk into medium bowl.

2. 2

   Sprinkle yeast and wait 2 minutes.

3. 3

   Then add Brown sugar and 1 Cup Flour and stir with wooden spoon.

4. 4

   Dice soften (2 Tbls) Butter then add to mixture.

5. 5

   Add gradually, rest of flour and Salt.

6. 6

   Dough will be sticky.

7. 7

   Knead more flour in just to make dough manageable.

8. 8

   Make a ball, cover good with plastic wrap and let rise in a slightly warm place for 1 hour.

9. 9

   Preheat oven to 450F.

10. 10

    Butter or grease baking sheet.

11. 11

    After risen, Punch down dough and form 6 balls.

12. 12

    Roll each into a rope and form your pretzels.

13. 13

    Cover dough to keep from getting dry.

14. 14

    Large pot, dissolve baking soda in 4 cups water.

15. 15

    Bring water to good heat, not boiling.

16. 16

    Dip each pretzel dough in water for 1 minute.

17. 17

    This is the most complicated part and takes practice.

18. 18

    Arrange each on buttered baking sheet.

19. 19

    Bake 10 - 12 minutes.

20. 20

    Melt butter to brush each, then sprinkle with course salt.

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