Pretzel Bread

• Vegetarian

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Baking soda
  • 3 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 1 Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Sea salt, coarse
  • 2 1/4 tsp Yeast

• Dairy

  • 6 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Whole milk

• Liquids

  • 17 cup Water

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Ingredients

• 2 ¼ tsp yeast
• 1 cup warm water (105-110 degrees F)
• 2 TBS whole milk
• 3 TBS brown sugar
• 4 TBS butter, melted
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 quarts water
• ½ cup baking soda
• Kosher salt to taste
• 2 TBS butter, melted
• 1-2 TBS coarse sea salt

Directions

• Combine yeast, water, and brown sugar in a bowl. Let mixture stand for 10 minutes (until foamy).
• While yeast is resting…melt butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Mix in milk and set aside.
• Pour the yeast mixture into the bowl of your standing mixer. Add milk mixture.
• Using the dough hook, mix in salt, then add 2 cups of flour.
• Mix with dough hook until flour is fully incorporated. Slowly add the rest of your flour.
• Knead in your mixer until the dough forms a slightly tacky, but firm ball. (DO NOT knead with your hands. You want your dough a little sticky).
• Oil a large bowl, place the dough ball in the bowl, and cover with a damp towel in a warm place for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, knead the dough by hand for 5-10 minutes until the dough is elastic and satiny. Place dough back in the bowl and recover for 1 hour. (*NOTE, Don’t let it rise for more than an hour or the bread becomes fluffy instead of dense and delicious*)
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and bring 4 quarts of water to a boil. When the water is boiling, slowly add the baking soda. (Do this very slowly or you will have a water/soda eruption)!
• Remove the dough from the bowl and gently press out the air bubbles.
• Make 2 or 4 separate balls of dough, forming them into the shape you want (Do not let it rise at all here! Straight from forming the ball into the water).
• Drop one of the balls into the boiling baking soda water. Boil for 60-90 seconds on each side, turning it once to guarantee both sides have been boiled.
• Drain the excess water from the dough and place it on a well-greased baking sheet. (Do not use parchment paper)!
• Immediately sprinkle the large salt over the bread to your specific tastes.
• Use a knife to cut a small incision on the top of the bread so the dough can expand.
• Repeat with second ball of dough. (Do not let it rise at all here! Straight from boiling onto the pan, into the oven).
• Cook the bread for 22-25 minutes, rotating the baking sheet once.
• Once removed from the oven, immediately brush the melted butter over the loaves to guarantee a soft crust.