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Buttery Soft Pretzels

Buttery Soft Pretzels-like those pretzels you can get at the mall only better!

Buttery Soft Pretzels-like those pretzels you can get at the mall only better!

We love the pretzels in the mall! Wetzel’s Pretzels, Auntie Ann’s, I’m sure there are others.

You know those warm, soft, dipped in butter pretzels. They melt in your mouth, just the right amount of salt.

And sooooooo soft.

And I love finding recipes on the internet.
Just type in what you want, what you are craving, and you’ll probably find someone has already done it and SHARED the recipe! Thanks to all who do! We never go to the mall, and even if we did, pretzels from the mall for 5? Do you know how much that costs? I can think of better things to spend the of money on.

So again, I love the internet and all the recipes everyone shares.

I found this recipe at allrecipes.com

Buttery Soft Pretzels.
Thank you Christa Rose for sharing.

I read the reviews, was definitely a thumbs up.

And easy ingredients, no special flour or weird ingredients needed, I have everything we need.

In small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water.

Let stand until creamy and foamy, about 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, mix together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center, add the oil and the yeast mixture.

Mix and form into a dough. If the mixture is dry, add one or two tablespoons of water. Knead the dough until smooth, about 7-8 minutes.

Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

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Preheat oven to 450 F. In a large bowl, dissolve baking soda in hot water. This is really fun for the kids to watch, it will bubble up like a volcano!

When risen, turn dough out onto lightly floured surface and divide into 12 equal pieces. We put the plastic wrap over the dough not being used to keep it moist.

Roll each piece into a rope and twist into a pretzel shape. We just make sticks, about the length of my finger. Much easier for the kids to make. Pretzel fingers? hmmmm….

Once all the dough is shaped, combine your baking soda to your hot water to create a bath for your pretzels. Dip each pretzel into the bath and place on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt. We didn’t have kosher salt but we do have a salt grinder and it was perfect for these.

Go light on the salt, trust me.

Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, until browned.

Now for the good stuff. Immediately after removing from oven, brush tops of pretzels with melted butter. 

We also left the salt off some of the pretzels and on those pretzels we rolled them in toppings.

Let your tastebuds go wild.

Better than the mall….

Buttery Soft Pretzels-like those pretzels you can get at the mall only better!
Just buttered
Buttery Soft Pretzels-like those pretzels you can get at the mall only better!
Sour cream and onion (hubby’s favorite)
Buttery Soft Pretzels-like those pretzels you can get at the mall only better!
Cinnamon sugar
 
These are a winner in my house every time!

Buttery Soft Pretzels

Buttery Soft Pretzels

Ingredients

  • 4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups warm water (110 degrees F.)
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup baking soda
  • 4 cups hot water
  • 1/4 cup kosher salt, for topping
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

  1. In small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water.
  2. Let stand until creamy and foamy, about 10 minutes.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center, add the oil and the yeast mixture.
  4. Mix and form into a dough. If the mixture is dry, add one or two tablespoons of water. Knead the dough until smooth, about 7-8 minutes.
  5. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  6. Preheat oven to 450 F. In a large bowl, dissolve baking soda in hot water. This is really fun for the kids to watch, it will bubble up like a volcano!
  7. When risen, turn dough out onto lightly floured surface and divide into 12 equal pieces. We put the plastic wrap over the dough not being used to keep it moist.
  8. Roll each piece into a rope and twist into a pretzel shape. We just make sticks, about the length of my finger. Much easier for the kids to make. Pretzel fingers? hmmmm....
  9. Once all the dough is shaped, combine your baking soda to your hot water to create a bath for your pretzels. Dip each pretzel into the bath and place on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt. We didn't have kosher salt but we do have a salt grinder and it was perfect for these.
  10. Once all the dough is shaped, combine your baking soda to your hot water to create a bath for your pretzels. Dip each pretzel into the bath and place on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt. We didn't have kosher salt but we do have a salt grinder and it was perfect for these.
  11. Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, until browned.
  12. Now for the good stuff. Immediately after removing from oven, brush tops of pretzels with melted butter.
 
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Buttery White Bread
 
Light and fluffy Dinner Rolls from www.chocolatechocolateandmore.com
 
 
Fast Pizza Dough

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    • Brenda says

      November 1, 2013 at 1:24 pm

      Oh, thank you sooo much for this recipe! These are awesome! I will not be buying anymore from the malls. Why should we? We can have our own at home for pennies and hot from the oven with any toppings we want. Thank you!!

  5. Joan@chocolateandmore says

    October 21, 2011 at 12:26 pm

    @Carrie, we’ll have to try that, if I can convince
    Cassie, that is!
    @Armstrong, I love these not only for the taste but for the kid aspect, I just sit at the table and let Cassie go to it!

  9. Unknown says

    December 9, 2012 at 11:41 pm

    Just found this recipe, and made them with whole wheat flour. Came out delicious! I did some with salt, some cinnamon and sugar, and then my fave: with garlic salt. So good!

  10. Jocelyn says

    January 10, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    Those pretzels from the mall are so good, but man are they pricey. What a fun idea to make your own…it has been on my bucket list for the past few years!!!

    • Joan Hayes says

      January 11, 2013 at 2:04 am

      Jocelyn, watch out, these are addictive. I never get to make them anymore though. Anytime these come up, the kids fight over who’s going to make them (including my son!)

  11. P.J. says

    August 4, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    OMG! my mouth was drooling & COULD NOT STOP. The pretzels looked awesome, the fudge omg! & some of the other goodies I NEED TO TRY!

    Thank you so much for sharing <3

  12. Bonny Lee says

    September 5, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    I have a quick question about your pretzels – did you also put salt on the pretzels, before baking, that you intended to put cinnamon and sugar on?

    Thanks. Just came upon your site today. I’m going to try several of your recipes!

  15. Kelli says

    October 26, 2013 at 10:11 am

    I am loving your site! We made wheat bread and now these pretzels! Just realized we have to leave, Can I refrigerate the dough before or after rising?

    • Joan Hayes says

      October 27, 2013 at 12:45 am

      Kelli, yes you can refrigerate the dough before rising, it will still slowly rise in the refrigerator. If you won’t be able to use the dough within 24 hours, you can freeze it.

  16. Sissy says

    November 16, 2013 at 3:52 pm

    I was just wondering if I can cut down the 1/2 cup of sugar to maybe a 1/4 of a cup? I don’t really like sweet bread and I will already have the teaspoon of sugar in the dough…

  18. Farina says

    November 24, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    Hello there. I got the recipe on facebook and finally made them today. They turned our soft and yummy! I used 1 1/2cup water for the dough though. Thank you for sharing a legit recipe and now I’m sharing it with all my friends! 🙂

  21. Rhonda says

    January 22, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    This looks amazing! Old Chicago has a jalapeno pretzel that is out of this world, and I was wondering if adding a can of green chilies to this recipe would work – it would be adding more ‘liquid’. What do you think? Thanks!

  22. Deb says

    March 3, 2014 at 12:41 pm

    WOW, not sure what I did wrong but my dough turned out so stiff, I couldn’t do anything with it. Although I’ve been making many different breads, this is my first shot at soft pretzels. Totally disappointed. Ended up throwing the whole thing into the trash.

  23. Janice Freeman says

    February 3, 2015 at 4:12 pm

    I made these one afternoon, and by that night there was only a few bites left. They taste just like the buttery mall type pretzels my family loves. I will be making these again, and again, and again!