Laugenbrezel (Soft Pretzels) GERMAN - Northern European Recipe

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Laugenbrezel (Soft Pretzels) GERMAN

🌍 Northern European Difficulty: ●●●○○



Ingredients

  • 500g flour
  • 7g yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 300ml warm water
  • 30g butter. Lye bath: 1L water + 50g food-grade lye (or baking soda)
  • coarse salt

Method

  1. Kneading — Knead dough until smooth; rest 1 hour.
  2. Dividing — Divide; roll into ropes; twist into pretzel shape.
  3. Dipping — Dip in lye solution (or 30min baked baking soda solution) briefly.
  4. Step 4 — Slash thick part; bake 220°C (425°F) 12–15 minutes until dark brown.
  5. Salting — Salt immediately.