Grammy's Kitchen · Soft Pretzels · Homemade Soft Pretzels
One of 83 soft pretzels recipes we measured
from www.averiecooks.com
It ranks #1 of 83 for char depth among the soft pretzels recipes we compared. 2 cooks on www.averiecooks.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 83.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 173% |
| fat | 0% | 6% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| yeast | 0% | 14% |
| total sugar | 0% | 3% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 340 g | 12 ounces warm beer (or warm water (100-110°F)) |
| 7 g | 1 packet active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons or 1/4-ounce) |
| 4 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour | |
| 38 g | 3 tablespoons granulated sugar |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 710 g | 3 cups hot tap water |
| 110 g | 1/2 cup baking soda |
| 57 g | 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (or vegan buttery spread, very soft* (See Notes)) |
| 18 g | 1 tablespoon pretzel salt (or coarse or Kosher salt, to taste) |
Method: 19 steps, published by www.averiecooks.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Recipe is explained very easily and the directions are easy to follow this is one recipe that I have saved for a few years and now I’m desiring pretzels more and more cuz the place I go get them went out of business. Wish me luck.” — a cook, 5★
“Can’t wait to try hopefully over Christmas or New Years holidays. Thank you Averie! Sue Roney” — a cook