Grammy's Kitchen · Soft Pretzels · Homemade Soft Pretzels
One of 83 soft pretzels recipes we measured
from www.allrecipes.com
It ranks #83 of 83 for rise among the soft pretzels recipes we compared. 2,600 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 83.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 207% | 173% |
| fat | 2% | 6% |
| salt | 9% | 1% |
| yeast | 20% | 14% |
| total sugar | 17% | 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.
| 12 g | 4 teaspoons active dry yeast |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon white sugar |
| 296 g | 1.25 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C), or more as needed |
| 600 g | 5 cups all-purpose flour |
| 100 g | 0.5 cup white sugar |
| 9 g | 1.5 teaspoons salt |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or more as needed |
| 946 g | 4 cups hot water |
| 110 g | 0.5 cup baking soda |
| 46 g | 0.25 cup kosher salt, for topping |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“These are better than Auntie Anne's or Pretzel Time!! My kids ate all 12 within 10 minutes - I couldn't believe how good these were !! I wish I had made a triple recipe. They all said they tasted BETTER than the ones at the mall - I agree ! And a lot cheaper m” — a cook, 5★
“I have made the recipe 3 times now with progressively better results. As written, I've found it a little off. Once you dial it in, however, it's a keeper. Here are my tweaks: 1. 5 cups of flour require 2-3 tbsps more liquid to be easily shaped into pretzel sha” — a cook, 4★