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soft pretzel recipe like the mall pretzels

Soft Pretzel Recipe (Annies Pretzels Copycat)

Prep Time: 38 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 46 minutes
Servings: 6 pretzels
Author: Alyona Demyanchuk
Learn how to make a soft Pretzel Recipe like the pretzels from the mall! This pretzel recipe is a real copycat to Annies pretzels or the pretzel maker pretzel! What's not to love about this buttery and soft pretzel dipped into cheese sauce?

Ingredients

Pretzel Dough:

  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 2 tsp dry active yeast
  • 410 grams of bread flour (2 1/2 cups plus 3 Tbsp of flour)
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)

Baking Soda Solution:

  • 2 cups of warm water
  • 2 tbsp baking soda

Topping:

  • 6 tbsp melted unsalted butter (for dipping after baking)
  • coarse pretzel salt (for topping before baking)

Instructions

Directions:

  • Heat the milk and water to 105°F (I microwave it for 45 seconds.) Stir in the yeast and allow it to proof for 5 minutes.
  • pretzel dough
    Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and melted butter. Pour in the proofed yeast mixture and knead for a few minutes until the dough comes together into a ball. (Dough should be slightly tacky.)
  • risen pretzel dough
    Lightly grease the top of the dough with 1 tsp of oil and allow it to rise in a warm place for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, in another mixing bowl, dissolve the baking soda in water. Set aside.
  • cutting pretzel dough with a pizza cutter
    Preheat the oven to 410°F. Turn the dough over to a greased area.
  • pretzel dough cut into strips
    Cut the dough into 6 equal strips.
  • Roll and stretch each piece into a 35 to 40-inch rope or to the thickness of your finger. Then holding the ends, make a U-shape and twist twice. Pinch ends to the pretzel. Dip pretzels into the baking soda solution and quickly pat against a kitchen towel to remove any excess water.
  • Transfer the pretzels onto a large sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle with salt and bake for 7-8 minutes.
  • Dip warm into the melted butter. Serve.

Notes

  • Dip Pretzels into warm cheddar cheese dip sauce or make a sweet Mustard dip: by mixing 2 Tbsp mayo, 1 tsp yellow mustard, and 1 Tbsp brown sugar. 

Nutrition per serving

Serving: 1PretzelCalories: 452kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 11gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 1618mgPotassium: 192mgFiber: 3gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 501IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 1mg