Grammy's Kitchen · Soft Pretzels · Homemade Soft Pretzels
One of 37 soft pretzels recipes we measured
76 cooks on www.melskitchencafe.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 158% | 207% |
| fat | 14% | 6% |
| salt | 1% | 2% |
| yeast | 7% | 18% |
| total sugar | 8% | 3% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 300 g | 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon sugar |
| 7 g | 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast |
| 237 g | 1 cup very warm water (105 to 110 degrees F) |
| 237 g | 1 cup warm water |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon baking soda (see note) |
| 21 g | 1 tablespoon honey |
| Coarse salt, optional (optional) | |
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons melted butter |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.melskitchencafe.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made these for the super bowl yesterday. The recipe is very straightforward and the pretzels turned out really yummy. One thing I don't understand is doing the rise in a plastic bag. I would have preferred a bowl, as the other commenter noted. I found it ch” — a cook, 4.0★
“I’ve found with many of Mel’s bread recipes I can just throw all the ingredients into my bread maker, hit the ‘dough’ setting and let it do its magic. Tried it today with these babies and let me tell you, they were so good and it was so easy! Next time I’ll pr” — a cook, 5.0★