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Pretzel

Warm, salty, twisted, eaten walking.

Pretzel
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Soft pretzels, bicarb bath

90 minutes · serves 6 · Medium

What you need

  • 400g strong flour
  • 250ml warm water
  • 7g instant yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 60g bicarbonate of soda
  • Coarse salt

What you do

  1. 1Knead a firm dough, prove 45 minutes until doubled.
  2. 2Roll each piece into a long rope, thin at the ends, and twist into shape.
  3. 3Boil briefly in water with the bicarb — 30 seconds a side. This is what makes it a pretzel and not bread.
  4. 4Egg wash, coarse salt, bake at 220C for 12–14 minutes until mahogany.