Pretzel Recipe - water

Method

• Combine the 1/8 cup hot water and the yeast together in a large bowl and mix well. Add the brown sugar and warm water.
• Add the flour slowly and mix together until dough does not stick to the sides of the bowl.
• Remove dough from bowl and knead on a hard surface (cutting board) that is covered with the extra flour. Divide dough into golf ball size pieces and form into shape of pretzel. Once all dough has been used,
• bring 5 cups of water to a boil in a large pan on stove.
• Add a tablespoon of soda for every cup of water used.
• Once water and soda are gently boiling, immerse pretzels into boiling water, one at a time, and count slowly to thirty.
• Place pretzels on a greased cookie sheet that has kosher salt sprinkled on it.
• Sprinkle kosher salt on top of pretzels and bake for 8 to 10 minutes at 425°.