Soft Pretzel Bread Sticks

Pretzels are available crisp and hard from your grocery or if you re lucky and in the right place soft and chewy from street vendors.

Soft pretzel bread sticks.

Enriched flour wheat flour malted barley flour niacin reduced iron thiamine mononitrate riboflavin folic acid water vegetable shortening palm oil soybean oil contains 2 or less of yeast salt dough conditioner enriched flour wheat flour niacin reduced iron thiamine mononitrate riboflavin folic acid enzymes ascorbic acid soybean oil bicarbonates and carbonates of soda. The yummy flavor and texture is the result of a quick 15 second bath. Brush the pretzel sticks with the egg wash and sprinkle with salt. Many chain restaurants have now added soft pretzel bread sticks to their menus with various sauces.

Carefully place pretzel sticks in the simmering water in batches for 30 seconds flipping after 15 seconds. Serve warm or at room temperature with mustard. Using 2 slotted spoons carefully transfer 6 pretzel sticks at a time to the simmering water for a total of 30 seconds. Our recipe is for the soft kind made nicely chewy thanks to the use of king arthur unbleached bread flour.

Beat an egg yolk with a bit of water to make an egg wash and brush each pretzel stick with the egg wash then sprinkle with salt. Pour about 5 quarts of water in a large deep pot. They won t tell you this but many restaurants use their white bread dough and not a special secret recipe. I didn t have pretzel salt as the recipe called for so i used sea salt instead.

Bake until richly browned about 10 minutes. Add the butter and water and beat until combined. Remove with a strainer and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Remove from water and let drain on paper towels.

Turning once after 15 seconds. Stir in baking soda. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium. The difference lies in what you do with the dough.

When risen turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a rope and twist into a pretzel shape. Boil the pretzel sticks one at a time for 30 seconds each. In a large bowl dissolve baking soda in 4 cups hot water.

Melted butter brushed over the crust is a bonus street vendors don t offer.