By oliviascuisine.com

German Soft Pretzels (Laugenbrezel)

Ingredients

12 servings

2 cupswater

warm

2.25 ouncerapid-rise yeast

packages

2 tablespoonsbarley malt syrup

6 ½ cupsbread flour

2 tablespoonscoarse salt

½ cupbutter

cold, cut into small pieces

8 cupswater

½ cupbaking soda

¼ cupdark brown sugar

½ cuppale ale beer

pretzel salt

for sprinkling

Instructions