Soft Pretzels Recipe

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Soft Pretzels
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 tsp. active dry yeast
  • 1/2 tsp. brown sugar
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 1/2 cups 110 degree water
  • 4 cups bread flour
  • 1 tbsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • toppings

Directions:

  1. Combine first 4 ingredients; allow to rest for 5 minutes.
  2. Stir flour to mixture and knead for 5 minutes.
  3. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover with a damp towel, and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
  4. Divide dough into 8-12 equal-size pieces; roll each piece into a rope; shape each rope into a pretzel.
  5. In a shallow dish, stir baking soda into warm water; dip pretzels into mixture (or brush mixture over pretzels); lay coated pretzel onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
  6. Bake in a 550 degree oven for 8 minutes, or until golden brown.
  7. Brush melted butter onto hot pretzels.
  8. For salted pretzels, sprinkle with pretzel salt or Kosher salt.
  9. For cinnamon-sugar pretzels, stir 2 Tbls. honey into the melted butter before brushing on pretzels, then sprinkle with a mixture of 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon.
  10. For Parmesan pretzels, sprinkle with a mixture of 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese and 1 tsp. garlic salt; serve with marinara sauce.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 13559.23 Kcal (56770 kJ)
Calories from fat 9861.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1095.71g 1686%
Cholesterol 21294mg 7098%
Sodium 494.5mg 21%
Potassium 75.93mg 2%
Total Carbs 227.96g 76%
Sugars 88.92g 356%
Dietary Fiber 1.57g 6%
Protein 1014.07g 2028%
Vitamin A 53.2mg 1775%
Iron 8875.3mg 49307%
Calcium 13620.4mg 1362%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 8882.86 Kcal (37191 kJ)
Calories from fat 6460.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 717.81g 1686%
Cholesterol 13950.02mg 7098%
Sodium 323.96mg 21%
Potassium 49.74mg 2%
Total Carbs 149.34g 76%
Sugars 58.25g 356%
Dietary Fiber 1.03g 6%
Protein 664.33g 2028%
Vitamin A 34.9mg 1775%
Iron 5814.3mg 49307%
Calcium 8922.9mg 1362%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 362.2
    Points
  • 399
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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