Amish Soft Pretzels Recipes

AMISH SOFT PRETZELS

Steps:

• For the pretzels: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Add the honey and yeast to the warm water in a small bowl and mix to combine. Set aside for 5 minutes.
• Add the bread flour, wheat germ, if using, baking powder, table salt and 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour to a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment and combine.
• Add the yeast mixture and the melted butter and mix for 1 to 2 minutes. If the dough is very sticky, add some of the remaining flour. Mix on low speed to knead the dough until it becomes stretchy and slightly sticky, about 5 minutes.
• Spray the dough with cooking spray and roll it around to oil the bowl, then cover with a towel or plastic wrap and allow it to rest for 10 minutes.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, then spray the paper with cooking spray.
• For the soaking solution: Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water in a large bowl or cake pan.
• Turn the dough out on a lightly floured surface and divide into 10 equal portions.
• Roll each portion into an 18-inch rope and shape into a pretzel.
• Dip each pretzel in the soaking solution, turning so each side is submerged, then allow to drip off for a few seconds. Arrange the pretzels on the prepared sheet pans about 1 inch apart.
• To finish: Beat the egg together with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Brush the pretzels with the egg wash and sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake until deep golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Brush the freshly baked pretzels with the melted butter.

SOFT HOMEMADE PRETZELS

Steps:

• Stir yeast into 1 cup warm water in a large bowl; beat in flour, sugar, shortening, and salt to make a dough. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes.
• Place dough into a greased bowl and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down dough and divide into 12 equal-size pieces. Roll each piece into a rope 18 to 20 inches long.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Shape each rope of dough into a pretzel on the prepared baking sheet; let pretzels rest for 5 minutes. Beat egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl and brush yolk mixture over each pretzel; sprinkle each with coarse salt.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pretzels are golden brown, about 15 minutes.

AUNTIE'S DELICIOUS SOFT PRETZELS, AMISH RECIPE

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast into warm water.
• Add sugar, then flour& mix well- do not 'knead' as this toughens the dough.
• (Mix just until combined well) Let rise until doubled, at least 20 minutes.
• Cut into long 'ropes'.
• Shape into pretzel shapes, then dip into prepared dipping solution.
• Place on well-greased cookie sheet and sprinkle with pretzel salt.
• Bake at 500-550°F for 4-6 minutes until golden brown.
• Dip face of pretzel into melted butter.
• Variation: add 1 t vanilla to the dough.
• Flavor variations.
• Cinnamon/sugar- omit salt& dip into cinnamon sugar after face has been coated with butter.
• Sour cream& onion- after dipping face of pretzel in butter, sprinkle with sour cream& onion powder Garlic- same as sour cream& onion, but use garlic powder.
• Sesame or poppy seed--BEFORE baking, AFTER dipping into dipping solution, dip pretzel face-down into the seeds, then bake.
• Salt is optional with this one.

SOFT PRETZELS - LIKE AUNTIE ANNE'S

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup flour, sugar, salt and yeast in medium bowl. Blend well.
• Heat 1 cup water and Crisco in small saucepan to 100 - 110 degrees.
• Add liquid to flour mixture and blend at low speed until moistened.
• Beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
• Stir in by hand an additional 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 cups of flour or until dough pulls cleanly away from sides of bowl.
• Knead in 1/2 - 3/4 cup flour, on a floured surface, until dough is smooth and elastic.
• Put dough in greased bowl, cover loosely with plastic wrap and a cloth towel.
• Let rise in a warm (80-85 degrees) until light and doubled in size. About 45 minutes.
• Spray 2 cookie sheets with no-stick spray.
• Punch dough down and seperate into 12 pieces.
• Roll each piece into a 16-inch rope.
• Form into pretzel shape.
• Place on greased cookie sheets and cover.
• Let rise in a warm place for 15 minutes.
• Adjust oven rack to top position.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine 6 cups water and baking soda in a shallow saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Slowly drop pretzels into water, one at a time, cooking 15 seconds on each side.
• Remove from water with a slotted spoon and return to greased cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle with pretzel salt, sesame seeds, etc.
• Bake for 8 minutes.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Bake an additional 2 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from cookie sheet and brush generously with remaining butter.