Auntie Anne's Style Pretzel

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Sprinkle the full packet of yeast on warm water in mixing bowl, then stir to dissolve.

Step 2

Add sugar, salt and stir to dissolve in the yeast water. Then, add flour and knead dough until smooth and elastic.

Step 3

Let rise at least 1/2 hour, or until risen by 30%

Step 4

While dough is rising, mix the baking soda water bath. 2 cups warm water and 2 tbsp baking soda.

Step 5

After dough has risen, take a segment of the dough and roll into a fairly long rope (about 1/2 inch diameter) and shape, or cut for bites.

Step 6

Dip prepared pretzel dough in soda solution and place on baking sheet silpat.

Step 7

Allow pretzels to rise again.

Step 8

Bake in oven at 450 for about 10 minutes or until golden.

Step 9

After you brush with butter sprinkle with rock salt for classic salted pretzels.

Step 10

For Cinnamon Sugar, toss in a mixture of 1 tbsp of cinnamon and half cup brown sugar.

Step 11

Dip the pretzel into the butter (or using a fat free cooking spray as the other alternative offered), coating both sides generously.

Step 12

Then dip again into the cinnamon mixture.

Step 13

For Cinnamon Sugar, make a mixture of 1 tbsp of cinnamon and half cup brown sugar.

Step 14

Dip pretzel in melted butter and shake off excess

Step 15

Toss in cinnamon sugar powder.

Step 16

Shake rock salt on pretzel before baking.