Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water
- 2.5 to 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 large egg, whisked with 2 tablespoons warm water
- Coarse sea salt
- Salted Caramel
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Combine the water and yeast in a large bowl and Let stand a few minutes, then stir to dissolve the yeast. Add 2 1/2 cups of the flour, salt, and, sugar.
- Knead the dough for 3 minutes until it is not longer sticky.
- Cover and let rise for 30-45 minutes in a warm place until the dough has doubled.
- Working with one piece of dough a time, roll the dough into a long, skinny rope against the counter using the palms of your hands. Aim for a rope about 18 inches long.This recipe makes 5 big pretzels. If you want to make smaller pretzels cut them dough up into more portions.
- After you have rolled out the dough take both ends and make a U shape. Now take the ends and cross them twist to make a twist. Then fold the twist back down over the bottom loop to form a pretzel shape.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Cover and let rise for another 15 minutes. Brush pretzels with egg wash and sprinkle with sea salt.
- Place in oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and drizzle with caramel. Serve Warm.
- Salted Caramel
- Melt the sugar in a deep sauce pan until the sugar begins to turn brown than add the butter and whisk
- Mix for another 30 secs and remove from heat. Whisk in the heavy cream and the sea salt.
This amazing Salted Caramel Soft Pretzels recipe I found at http://brunchtimebaker.com/ and I love it. You Don’t need a mixer for this dough. It’s fairly easy to make and doesn’t require much time or a lot of ingredients. This recipe makes 5 big pretzels. If you want to make smaller pretzels cut them dough up into more portions. I hope you like it.
