Just a few simple ingredients is all you need to make Homemade Soft Pretzels. This recipe has a warm, buttery, salty exterior and is delicious by itself, or dunked in your favorite cheese dip!
While the thought of soft pretzels might leave you reminiscing over your teen years at the mall or amusement parks, once you make them at home you will never go back to the food court again! These pretzels have a soft interior, and chewy, salty exterior. You will find yourself coming back for seconds and thirds every time you make them!
This recipe is so easy, even the kids can get involved. Between making the dough ropes, dunking in the baking soda mixture, and brushing with melted butter, there is a job for everyone in the family to help out with! These are truly the best soft pretzels. Get ready for it to become your family favorite!
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How do I make sure I make 12 even sized pretzels?
Weigh the dough in ounces before dividing the dough. Divide the weight by 12. This will tell you how much each dough ball should weigh. As you are pinching dough off, weigh each one and add or remove dough as needed to keep them a similar size. You can also eyeball it, and keep them about the size of golf balls.
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How hot of water do I need? What’s the best method for this?
The easiest option is to simply use the hottest water possible from the tap. It does not have to be boiling, but you do want it very hot. Other options are to microwave, boil on stove, or use an electric hot water kettle.
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Are there any flavor variations I can make?
Yes, there are so many flavors that work well with pretzels! Cinnamon and sugar is a popular flavor. To make these, simply sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top after brushing the pretzels with melted butter. Another favorite is cheese pretzels. After dunking in the baking soda mixture, sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese on top right before baking. You will not want to brush melted butter on top of any cheese pretzels, as you do not want the added grease.
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Oh my! You are right…these are better than the purchased ones. So easy! My family loved them (and so did I).
Made this today and for a first timer, this is very easy to make. My family loved it!!! Need to double the batch though next time since everybody is coming back for seconds and thirds… Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe!
This is a great recipe for someone making pretzels for the first time. They turned out better than expected and was real fun trying to get the twist just right. I topped mine with a drizzle of yellow mustard – perfect.
Excellent Results!! Bread recipes always take hours to make.. but these were on the table in an hour!! Great recipe!!
These are heaven!!! I made them because I’m a sucker for a soft pretzel! They were so easy and delicious!! Even the picky kids loved them!!!
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This recipe is definitely a keeper. I have made it over a dozen times and it comes out perfect. However, today my pretzels didn’t rise. I mixed and left the dough for almost 40minutes.. dnt knw where i went wrong but my pretzels came out flat 😩
Made them with a 3 year old and 1 year old, it was hectic but they turned out delicious!!
I made these for the first time today and my family loved them! It was a super simple recipie to make, especially after watching your video. Thank you.
I am glad I found this quick and easy recipe to make last minute with my 9yr old son, as I woke to an email stating it was National Pretzel Day! I’ve made similar, large batch recipes before, but rather than search for them and scale them down, I did a Google search! The recipe is simple & easy to follow. Pretzels came out beautifully!