Pretzel Dogs (adapted from Alton Brown's

• Meat

  • 1 Sausages

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg yolk, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 package Active dry yeast
  • 4 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cups Baking soda
  • 2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 Kosher salt or pretzel salt, Coarse
  • 1 tbsp Sugar

• Dairy

  • 2 oz Butter, unsalted

• Liquids

  • 11 1/2 cups Water

Found on letthebakingbeginblog.com

Ingredients

• Sausages
• 1½ cups warm water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp kosher salt (reduce amount if using table salt)
• 1 package active dry yeast
• 4½ cups all purpose flour
• 2 oz unsalted butter, melted
• 10 cups water
• ⅔ cups baking soda
• 1 large egg yolk, beaten with 1 Tbsp water
• Coarse kosher salt or Pretzel Salt
• Sausages
• 1½ cups warm water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp kosher salt (reduce amount if using table salt)
• 1 package active dry yeast
• 4½ cups all purpose flour
• 2 oz unsalted butter, melted
• 10 cups water
• ⅔ cups baking soda
• 1 large egg yolk, beaten with 1 Tbsp water
• Coarse kosher salt or Pretzel Salt

Directions

• If using bread maker combine warm water, sugar, salt, yeast, flour & unsalted butter and set for the dough cycle. Once the cycle is complete, move on to step 7.
• If using mixer, combine warm water, sugar, salt & yeast. Stir and allow it to sit for 4-5 minutes.
• Once the mixture has risen slightly, put flour in the bowl of the mixer, add the yeast slurry, melted butter & using the dough attachment/hook kneed on low speed just until the dough comes together.
• Increase the speed to medium and kneed until dough is smooth and pulls away from the sides of the bowl (about 4-5 minutes).
• Remove the dough from the bowl, spray it with non stick spray, then return the dough back into the bowl and cover with a tea towel. Let rise for 1 hour in a draft free, warm place, or until doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 450F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and brush with oil. Set aside.
• Bring 10 cups of water & baking soda to a rolling boil in an 8-quart sauce pan or roasting pan.
• Meanwhile, turn the dough out onto oiled work surface and divide it into small pieces the size of a golf ball.
• Roll each dough ball into a rope and wrap it around the full length of the sausage, pinching the ends onto themselves to prevent them unwrapping. (Alternatively, just shape the dough into a 24 inch rope, then holding the ends of the rope cross them over each other and press onto the bottom of the U in order to form the shape of a pretzel)
• One by one place the place the pretzel dogs into the boiling soda water for 30 seconds. Using a large slotted spoon or spatula remove them from the water and place onto prepared baking sheet.
• Brush on with beaten egg yolk and water mixture and sprinkle with salt.
• Place in oven and bake until golden brown in color, about 12-14 minutes.
• If using bread maker combine warm water, sugar, salt, yeast, flour & unsalted butter and set for the dough cycle. Once the cycle is complete, move on to step 7.
• If using mixer, combine warm water, sugar, salt & yeast. Stir and allow it to sit for 4-5 minutes.
• Once the mixture has risen slightly, put flour in the bowl of the mixer, add the yeast slurry, melted butter & using the dough attachment/hook kneed on low speed just until the dough comes together.
• Increase the speed to medium and kneed until dough is smooth and pulls away from the sides of the bowl (about 4-5 minutes).
• Remove the dough from the bowl, spray it with non stick spray, then return the dough back into the bowl and cover with a tea towel. Let rise for 1 hour in a draft free, warm place, or until doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 450F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and brush with oil. Set aside.
• Bring 10 cups of water & baking soda to a rolling boil in an 8-quart sauce pan or roasting pan.
• Meanwhile, turn the dough out onto oiled work surface and divide it into small pieces the size of a golf ball.
• Roll each dough ball into a rope and wrap it around the full length of the sausage, pinching the ends onto themselves to prevent them unwrapping. (Alternatively, just shape the dough into a 24 inch rope, then holding the ends of the rope cross them over each other and press onto the bottom of the U in order to form the shape of a pretzel)
• One by one place the place the pretzel dogs into the boiling soda water for 30 seconds. Using a large slotted spoon or spatula remove them from the water and place onto prepared baking sheet.
• Brush on with beaten egg yolk and water mixture and sprinkle with salt.
• Place in oven and bake until golden brown in color, about 12-14 minutes.